Procurement Administrator
Job description
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What’s in it for you
- £27,000 – £28,000 FTE (pro rata £17,000 – £20,000)
- Part-time hours (25–27 hours per week) with flexibility across 5 days
- 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (pro rata)
- Auto Enrolment Pension Scheme
- On-site parking
- A varied role within a well-established technical business
As Supply Chain and Procurement Administrator, you’ll take ownership of purchasing for both our distribution and manufacturing parts of the business, ensuring production and customer demands are met accurately and on time.
Your responsibilities as Supply Chain and Procurement Administrator include:
- Purchase the goods for our distribution business
- Purchasing materials, components and sub-assemblies for production
- Managing supplier relationships, tracking orders and resolving delays
- Checking goods on receipt to ensure quality and specification
- Coordinating national and international shipping, ensuring correct documentation
- Other General Administration duties
What we’re looking for
- Experience within procurement, supply chain or materials coordination
- Knowledge of logistics with international shipping an advantage
- Confident managing and negotiating with suppliers, lead times and order tracking
- High attention to detail, particularly around quality and compliance
- Understanding of BOMs (Bills of Materials) and production planning is an advantage but not essential
- Experience with Order Managementsystems and Microsoft Office
Personnel Placements is supporting iCenta Controls Ltd who have their offices in Old Sarum and who specialise in the supply of flow meters, level sensors, analytical instrumentation and control systems to engineering, manufacturing and process industries. The business represents leading global manufacturers and has built a reputation for quality, reliability and technical precision.
If you’re ready to take ownership and strengthen operations as an Administrator / Supply Chain and Procurement Administrator, apply now and a member of the Personnel Placements team will be in touch to guide you through the next steps.
Note – This vacancy is being advertised by Personnel Placements.
Key skills
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⭐ Highlight your procurement and supply chain experience at the top as this role specifically requires materials coordination expertise
📊 Quantify your supplier management: 'Managed 25+ suppliers, reducing lead times by 15%'
🔧 Emphasise any BOMs or production planning knowledge as the advert mentions this gives an advantage
🌍 Showcase international shipping experience since iCenta serves UK and international markets
💼 Include Microsoft Office proficiency and any Order Management system experience in your skills section
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- •Managed procurement for 40+ suppliers across UK and European markets, reducing average lead times from 12 to 8 days
- •Coordinated international shipping for 150+ monthly orders, maintaining 98% on-time delivery rate through proactive supplier communication
- •Implemented BOMs tracking system for 25 product lines, reducing material shortages by 30% and improving production planning accuracy
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am writing to apply for the Procurement Administrator position at iCenta Controls Ltd. Your requirement for supply chain expertise and BOMs knowledge aligns perfectly with my procurement background in technical manufacturing environments.
My background in materials coordination and supplier relationship management has equipped me with the skills to manage both distribution and manufacturing purchasing requirements. I understand the importance of precision in technical industries and have experience coordinating international shipments whilst maintaining quality compliance standards.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you handle a situation where a critical component delivery is delayed?
- ›What's your experience with Bills of Materials and production planning?
- ›How do you ensure quality compliance when receiving goods?
- ›Describe your process for managing international shipping documentation
- ›What Order Management systems have you worked with?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to negotiate with a difficult supplier
- ›Describe a situation where your attention to detail prevented a costly mistake
- ›How do you prioritise when managing multiple urgent purchase orders?
- ›Give an example of when you resolved a supply chain disruption
- ›Tell me about a time you improved a procurement process
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to negotiate with a difficult supplier
Describe a situation where your attention to detail prevented a costly mistake