Job Details
We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.
If you're dynamic, focused have the vision to support our growth and the courage to tell us how we can be even better - come and join us! We have an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Assistant to join us as we continue to expand throughout the UK.
About the Role
Reporting to the Procurement Lead, you will be accountable for providing administrative support to Procurement Lead. To support all aspects of procurement, ranging from completing monthly stock takes, supporting hospital managers with ad hoc orders and communicating with external suppliers obtaining quotes for medicinal and consumable items.
We are looking for someone who can.
Manage incoming emails & calls, ensuring the information / issue is sufficiently understood to pass on the details to the procurement lead to ensure any issues are efficiently addressed.
Monitor ad hoc orders to ensure hospital managers are getting support with monthly stock takes where needed.
Respond and obtain further information from suppliers where required for problem resolution.
Ensure stock takes are completed in a timely and sufficient manner
Investigate any stock supply issues, ensure we have alternatives where possible.
Obtain quotations for new mobilisation equipment when required.
Carry out general office duties including collecting, opening and distribution of mail, photocopying and operating the facsimile machine.
Update our systems and project management tools to ensure complete transparency throughout our business.
What you’ll bring to the role:
Self-motivated induvial
Problem solver
Confident communicator with strong interpersonal skills
Excellent telephone manner
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail
Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and other systems
The ability to learn and adapt to new internal systems
Self-motivated and self-starter with the ability to prioritise and schedule work independently
Why work for us?
- 23 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Buy and sell annual leave scheme
- Refer a friend scheme
- Company pension
- Company sick pay scheme
- Life assurance scheme
- Bluelight Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options
- Performance review with a training and development plan
- Employee discounts portal
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme
- MediCash – Health cash plan
