Assistant Procurement Officer
- Contract type
- Fixed term
- Duration
- 6 Months (End date of contract 31/03/2026)
- Working Pattern
- Full time
- Location based
- Middlesbrough
- Hours per week
- 37.5
- Dates that interviews will take place
- Interviews will be held in person.
- Salary
- £32,291
- Summary of vacancy
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Are you an Experienced Procurement Officer?
Then you can help create a greener UK. A greener, more environmentally-friendly UK is possible – and we’re making it happen.
As a compensation we offer basic salary of £32,291 plus up to 10% Annual Bonus, Company Pension, 25 Holiday Days + Banking Holiday, Benefits Catalogue.
We’ll help you progress, and develop yourself further, and will support you with creating a development plan to achieve that.This is a 6 Month Fixed Term Contract.
- About the role
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What will I be doing?
Implement the procurement plans for the category that is managed, achieving cost savings and delivering on service level agreements. Negotiating contracts, managing suppliers and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement within the procurement department and SUEZ, ensuring that the procurement strategy is aligned with SUEZ and SUEZ business requirements.
The job role of assistant procurement officer involves the following duties:
- Approval of all Energy Team requisitions when delegated. Apply items to catalogues if deemed suitable and update supplier information and price lists on COUPA. Liaise with buyers on. Monitor all amendments to purchase orders
Export and Import Approvals and Database :-
- Use database for invoice / delivery reconciliation
- Check All Incoterms on items coming from overseas via COUPA import check
- Issue advice and guidance to stakeholders and requisitioners on the import/export process
- Assist with PPT (Plastic Packaging Tax) - Treasury/Tax office
- Ensure that saving targets set are met or exceeded by delivering well negotiated contracts in terms of price, quality and contractual conditions
- Support Managers to enable them to draft detailed specifications to ensure requirements are clear to ensure SUEZ is receiving the best value for money at the lowest risk for every project
- Support the category manager to review agreed categories ensuring that services and costs are compared and conduct value analysis benchmarking and cost breakdowns to identify areas for cost savings whilst maintaining quality and service
- Engage with key stakeholders within the business on how to professional manage suppliers to ensure contractual and ethical compliance
- Make recommendations for change by influencing operational managers to tender existing contracts and change suppliers when cost/quality savings have been identified
- Take ownership for supplier evaluations and assessments to identify non-compliance in relation to financial stability, legislation and in conjunction with H&S and QEMS, recommending ways for the supplier to improve or be removed
- Write and agree contractual terms and conditions for engaging with suppliers to ensure compliance to legislation and protect SUEZ from unnecessary risk
- Monitor supplier contracts to continuously evaluate supplier performance against the terms as laid down ensuring process are adhered to and service levels met
What are the requirements?
- Experience in a procurement role
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office software, especially Word, Excel and Outlook or similar programmes
- Collaboration, working effectively as part of a team and with stakeholders
- Self motivated
- Strong interpersonal skills and comfortable with interacting at all company levels
- Uphold the ethical code of practice as laid down by the SUEZ group to maintain Corporate Social responsibility
- Take ownership
- Driven to securing best price and service
Who we are
SUEZ recycling and recovery UK is a forward-thinking company recognised as one of the top places in the UK to work. We are proud of the fantastic opportunities for personal growth and development we offer our people. As we continue to develop and grow, you can play an important part in the essential work we are doing to make businesses and communities more sustainable.
With a raft of benefits, family-friendly policies and excellent remuneration packages, there’s never been a better time to join SUEZ recycling and recovery UK. A friendly and supportive place that you will love to work in, we believe creativity, clear communication and our drive for excellence are the keys to our success. If you share our thinking – and have the qualities we’re looking for – you could play a big part in our dedicated team.
We reserve the right to close this role early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.*No agencies please*
- Job Description
- Assistant_Procurement_Officer_Sept_2023.pdf
- Closing Date
- 29/08/2025