Position: Commercial Support & Purchasing Officer (Information Technology)
Location: 25 West St, Chichester, PO19 1RQ
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Duration: 6+ Months (Temporary contract)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week (09:00-17:00)
Pay Rate: PAYE: £16.89 per hour
Job Responsibilities:
- Provide purchasing, commercial, financial, and supplier administration support to the IT Service Operations Service & Supplier Management team
- Raise, process, and manage purchase orders
- Support goods receipting and invoice processing activities
- Assist with supplier onboarding and supplier administration
- Maintain contract administration records and documentation
- Support low-value procurement activities in line with organisational procedures
- Process internal recharging and financial administration tasks
- Produce and maintain management reports and accurate records
- Support supplier governance and contract management processes
- Ensure purchasing and financial records are accurate and up to date
- Liaise with internal stakeholders and suppliers to resolve purchasing and administrative queries
Person Specification:
- Experience in purchasing, finance administration, supplier administration, or commercial support
- Experience raising and managing purchase orders
- Knowledge of supplier administration and contract administration processes
- Experience using purchasing systems and Microsoft Office applications
- Strong organisational and administrative skills
- Excellent attention to detail and accuracy
- Good stakeholder management and communication skills
- Ability to maintain accurate records and produce reports
- Understanding of procurement processes; contract administration knowledge is desirable
- Ability to work independently while supporting a wider team in a hybrid/remote environment
Job Reference: 5302536
Job Types: Full-time, Temporary, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 6 months
Pay: £16.89 per hour
Experience:
- purchasing IT hardware, software, or services: 2 years (required)
- invoice/goods receipting: 2 years (required)
- supplier administration and supplier onboarding: 2 years (required)
- contract administration or procurement documentation: 2 years (required)
Work authorisation:
- United Kingdom (required)
Work Location: In person
