Your new company
You will be working for a university based in Cardiff. The organisation offers on-site parking for staff who live outside a 2-mile radius of the campus and is also accessible via some public transport routes.
Your new role
- Responsible for the management of the Purchasing Help Desk function responding to queries via email and telephone, assisting external suppliers and internal stakeholders on a range of procurement related subject queries.
- The creation and maintenance of supplier records on the Finance System, validating all supplier payments, creating supplier accounts and validating any proposed changes verbally.
- You will be required to work full-time on campus while undertaking training. The role will then move to hybrid working, and you will be required to attend the office on a Monday and Wednesday, with flexibility to work additional days as and when required.
What you'll need to succeed
- Working knowledge of core Microsoft Office functionality (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Excellent numeric skills
What you'll get in return
You'll join a small team in a busy and varied support role. This is a great opportunity to gain experience within a procurement team and also within higher education. You will earn a rate of £13.27 per hour and there may be a possibility that the role could be extended past the end of October subject to needs.
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