Who are we?
South Western Railway (SWR) operates over 1,500 services each weekday across the network and employs more than 5,000 people. We provide easy and convenient mobility, connecting people and communities in South West London, southern counties of England, and the Isle of Wight.
Join our team and help us continue to bring people together to get the most out of life.
About the job
To work with the Contracts and other Fleet Teams to raise Purchase orders, administer Invoices, upkeep of contracts database, approved supplier database and general office administration tasks including minute taking.
Your main responsibilities will be:
- To raise Purchase orders on Neptune
- Receipting of Purchase orders, ensuring work has been completed/material delivered by liasing with relevant teams
- Arranging approval of Invoices
- Dealing with approved suppliers database, ensuring correct processes are followed and suppliers are monitored against relevant acceptance criteria and kept up to date
- Maintaining contracts database
- Cover Major Projects Team Co-Ordinator & Engineering Team Co-Ordinator as necessary
- General office duties
- Arranging of staff travel and accommodation as required
- Take minutes at meetings as required
- Arrange training for staff to renew safety qualifications for working on depot
- Support the team with administrative or IT queries
You'll need to be:
- Must be IT literate
- Strong Knowledge of Excel, Word, Outlook and other MS based applications, as well as a SAP based application desirable
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Must be able to plan and organise
- Must be enthusiastic and a team player
- Must be able to work on own initiative and be proactive
About the location
Wimbledon Traincare Depot is a short walk from Wimbledon Park station and recently launched our new Class 701 fleet, marking a significant milestone in the £1bn transformation of suburban travel. Drivers, maintenance and other depot colleagues are currently in training to develop the new skills needed for this generation of train that will be fitted with all new modern technology. Wimbledon depot will eventually become the new maintenance home for the entire Class 701 fleet.
Working pattern
You will work an average of 37 hours per week over 5 days.
Monday to Thursday 08:00 - 15:30
Friday 08:00 - 15:00
The Reward
In return we offer a competitive salary and a variety of valuable benefits, including:
- Free duty and leisure travel on SWR services for employees
- Free leisure travel for spouse/partner and dependants (criteria dependent)
- 75% discount on many other train operating companies
- Full training and support with development
- Excellent pension scheme
We all belong at SWR. Our vision is to provide an inclusive environment for all colleagues, ensuring all candidates have an equal opportunity to access meaningful employment.
We value our differences such as age, gender, LGBTQIA+, ethnicity, religion, and disability. We maintain a zero tolerance towards any form of prejudice towards our colleagues, customers, and future talent.
We celebrate and encourage diversity of thought, progressive ways of working and seeing all our colleagues grow and thrive.
If you require additional support to complete your application due to a disability or neurodivergent condition, for example, dyslexia, dyspraxia, or autism, please follow the links below. We encourage you to share any additional needs you may require so we can provide a fair and equal process for all who apply.
https://exceptionalindividuals.com/neurodiversity/
https://www.healthassured.org/blog/neurodiversity/
