Fancy joining a growing, well-established business where good work gets noticed?
CODE Student Accommodation and Leicester Lettings are looking for a proactive, detail-driven Purchasing Administrator to join our busy purchasing team.
About Us
CODE Students is an award-winning private student accommodation provider, designing, building and managing self-contained studio blocks in Leicester and Coventry, with exciting plans to expand into new cities across the UK. Alongside our student accommodation, we own and manage Leicester Lettings, a portfolio of residential properties across Leicester, together with a range of commercial units. We care about our customers as much as we care about our team.
About the Role
Thanks to continued company growth, this is a genuinely varied, hands-on role at the heart of the business — sourcing suppliers, placing and tracking orders, and making sure everything arrives where it should, when it should.
What you'll be doing:
- Sourcing suppliers and negotiating great prices
- Raising, issuing and tracking purchase orders
- Coordinating deliveries and chasing them up when needed
- Checking off invoices against orders and authorising payment
- Handling returns and refunds
- General office admin — emails, calls, filing and supporting, as needed.
Is This You?
- Sharp attention to detail and a determination to see things through
- Comfortable managing multiple tasks against tight deadlines
- A genuine team player with a can-do attitude
- Happy working on your own initiative
- Whether you're after a step up or a role you can settle into and enjoy — we want to hear from you
Full job description: https://codestudents.co/PurchasingAdminJD
What's In It For You
- 33 days holiday — 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Enhanced Health & Wellbeing EAP
- 40-hour week with all overtime paid
- Free parking
- Free on-site gym
- Join a financially stable, growing business with big ambitions
- Complimentary refreshments
- Free nights out — Christmas parties and company events throughout the year
- Excellent induction and training programme, with regular one-to-ones
- Ongoing coaching and development — we promote from within and genuinely invest in our people
- Supportive culture with long-term career prospects
Working Hours
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am–5:30pm
How to Apply
Apply via Indeed with your CV and a short cover letter telling us what draws you to this role — please quote reference Purc-A/LE/0826.
Our Hiring Process
We keep it thorough so you get a real feel for the role before committing:
- Application review — CV, cover letter, and a short skills assessment
- Phone interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Paid taster day — come and experience the team and role first-hand
We reply to every applicant and are happy to help at any stage — don't hesitate to reach out with questions.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £27,040.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Leicester LE3 0GH: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- What interests you in this position?
Experience:
- Purchasing: 1 year (preferred)
- Administrative: 1 year (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
