ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the primary point of contact for supplier administration across the UK and Europe.
• Manage the end-to-end supplier onboarding process, including pre-qualification checks (credit, ethics, references), documentation collection, and system entry (Salesforce and SAP).
• Oversee supplier renewals and maintain the database of approved suppliers, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
• Liaise with suppliers and internal stakeholders to resolve queries related to onboarding and ongoing supplier management.
• Support with preferential supplier analysis and generate reports to support strategic sourcing and compliance reviews.
• Identify opportunities for continuous process improvement within supplier management workflows.
• Escalate medium- and high-risk supplier profiles to the Head of Business Operations in line with the Go/No-Go assessment process.
• Ensure all suppliers acknowledge and comply with RED’s Supplier Code of Conduct, or provide equivalent documentation where applicable.
• Maintain and update compliance-related registers, including onboarding trackers, document control logs, and audit records, in alignment with ISO standards and internal policies.
• Support quarterly compliance reporting and internal audits by preparing supplier activity summaries and maintaining audit trails.
• Perform general administrative tasks to support supplier governance, including the development and maintenance of spreadsheets, databases, and registers.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS

• 2 - 5 years’ experience in a general administration related role
• Good working knowledge / use of Office 365 Word / Excel / PowerPoint and Outlook
• Knowledge of other applications including software-based project and CRM management systems
• Previous supplier administration experience beneficial
• Friendly, polite and helpful manner
• Excellent organisation skills
• Good time management skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Accuracy / Excellent attention to detail
• Familiarity with business administration systems and processes
• Hours flexibility (able to carry out overtime at short notice)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines
• An understanding of international working and business administration within that of a global consultancy.