Purchasing Specialist

Alexander Lloyd are partnering with a global organisation to recruit a Purchasing Specialist on an 18-month maternity cover FTC.

This is a broad purchasing role focused on indirect procurement, supplier management and purchase order administration. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting operational teams while ensuring procurement activities are delivered efficiently and in line with company policies.

• Manage indirect purchasing activities.
• Raise and manage purchase orders.
• Coordinate supplier communications and resolve delivery issues.
• Support supplier onboarding and supplier performance management.
• Track spend, savings, supplier performance, and procurement KPIs.
• Support procurement compliance, audits, and reporting activities.
• Work closely with planning, logistics, engineering, finance, and legal teams.

• Experience within procurement, purchasing, or supply chain.
• Strong knowledge of indirect procurement categories.
• Experience working with suppliers and stakeholders.
• Strong organisation, communication, and reporting skills.

Please quote 52560 when calling Phill Stagg at Alexander Lloyd or email them at . This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is a leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Procurement, Supply Chain & Commercial space from entry to c-suite level.