Acrastyle Ltd are looking to recruit a Level 3 Business Administrator - Procurement Apprentice to join their team in September/October!
Acrastyle Ltd is an engineering resource-rich company which designs, manufactures, tests, installs, commissions and maintains high-voltage sub-station protection and control equipment.

SKILLS AND PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and customer service abilities.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment.

• Methodically review supplier acknowledgments against purchase orders, ensuring accuracy in technical details, pricing and delivery dates. Take corrective action where discrepancies are found.
• Liaise with Project Coordinators, Engineers and suppliers to resolve issues related to orders, deliveries and documentation.
• Proactively chase suppliers for late acknowledgments and overdue orders to maintain project timelines.
• Process purchase orders upon receipt of Purchase Order Requisitions (POR), using the company’s procurement system or credit card, as appropriate.
• Monitor deliveries, book in received goods and update records accordingly to ensure traceability and accurate inventory.
• Arrange for relevant items to be sent for calibration, maintaining records and schedules to ensure compliance.
• Compile PORs and associated invoices for monthly credit card statements to support financial reconciliation.
• Creating purchase orders using the ERP system.
• Maintaining stock levels.
• Allocating stock via stores.
• Sourcing goods and liaising with suppliers to keep purchasing information up-to-date.
• Expediting goods.
• Maintaining supplier database.
• Checking supplier acknowledgments against purchase orders and taking corrective actions when required.
• Constantly striving to reduce the company’s material expenditure by negotiating better discounts, price breaks and sourcing alternative suppliers whist maintaining delivery lead times and quality.