An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Operations and Administrative Coordinator to join our client, a leading global FMCG company with Brands such as Dove, Rexona, TRESemme, Clear & Axe.
The role is based at their global HQ in Blackfriars, London (will involve a mix of working from home and working from the office) This is a full-time temporary role to start ASAP for 12 months, working a 36.25-hour week. This role is paying between £35,200 - £42,000 per annum, pro rata, depending on experience.
The role will require you to support the Procurement - Strategy & Insights Team in the day-to-day operations involving the evaluation, processing, and optimization of resources to enhance broader market intelligence and data strategy & services. You will also take charge of coordinating team activities and providing support for the team leader's calendar.
Key Responsibilities
Purchase Orders and Invoice Management:
- Coordinate and finalize subscription agreements, ensuring compliance with UL ways of working.
- Raise purchase orders for external vendors on Coupa and address vendor queries related to outstanding payments for the Strategy & Insights Team.
- Oversee Supplier Operations and Procurement Finance colleagues in collecting commodity price indices data for wider Procurement use on a monthly basis.
Budget Oversight:
- Update and track the budget for Strategy & Insights subscriptions.
- Assist in centralizing all annual subscriptions managed by Supplier Operations across various Procurement portfolios.
Subscription Management:
- Track and update UL License Users with relevant subscription companies.
- Track all purchase order and invoice statuses, proactively managing data and providing regular updates to stakeholders.
- Engage with Procurement S&I Subscriptions Squad members to provide updates on subscription renewals, purchase order creations, and budget tracking.
- Implement triage support for internal subscription-related queries from Procurement Buyers.
- Collaborate with Procurement S&I to enhance subscription capabilities across incumbent and new suppliers through ad-hoc Request for Information (RFI) initiatives.
- Continuously improve ways of working and optimize the subscriptions management process. Cascade best practices guidance to Procurement Buyers and external subscription companies.
Coordination
- Facilitate the coordination of team activities and agendas.
- Manage and optimize the team leader's calendar and schedule.
Key Requirements
- Proven experience in procurement, administration or a related field.
- Experience in contract, purchase order, invoice management and procurement processes.
- Experience with Coupa or similar procurement tools.
- Previous involvement in budget tracking and optimization or other data analyzing and consolidation with Excel.
- Proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of driving efficiency improvements within the subscriptions management process.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams are essential for success in this role.
- Strong data sense and logical to deal with the operation issues between external suppliers and internal stakeholders.
- Good Microsoft Office skills (particularly Excel and Word)
- Team activities and agenda coordination experience.