Procurement Assistant

DLL, Watford

Procurement Assistant

Salary Not Specified

DLL, Watford

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Remote working

Posted 4 days ago, 9 Nov | Get your application in now to be included in the first week's applications.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 45eded507c114c218cb1e8e2680a238a

Full Job Description

As a Procurement Assistant you will have a very versatile role where you will be connecting with Suppliers negotiating contracts and costs/rates where needed. This role will connect with almost every department internally and externally at DLL and be a very prominent figure in the business. Find out more here about how you can unleash your full potential at DLLDay to day:

  • Procurement managing of suppliers, obtaining credit checks and due diligence - part of onboarding suppliers / renewing existing and reviews
  • Onboarding and maintaining all outsource and cloud-based suppliers and following the steps and processes through to approval
  • Cover for other roles where required in Workplace Management as we are a small team
  • Tendering suppliers and monitoring performance
  • Keeping relevant procurement systems updated with all documents
  • Ordering for the business where required
  • Negotiating with suppliers the best deal for DLL.
  • Working closely with Finance where required.
  • Working closely with team to update when orders are coming in and where they need to go.
  • Keeping the supplier owner updated at all stages of the Procurement process.
  • Manning the team phone line as well as the company reception line, transferring callers, or taking messages as required.
  • Procurement Inbox management
  • Event Management for company events when required and as needed.
  • Travel portal liaison
  • All members enjoy
  • Two working days per year volunteering for a local charity.
  • Health and Wellness program including healthy food, free health checks, fun health & vitality activities.
  • Flexible hours with possibility to work from home
  • Career development opportunities: online learning, member development programs.
  • Click this link for an overview of all the benefits in your region.

    "Experience Some office experience and an eye for detail. Also, some negotiation skills to get the best price and quality."
  • Essentials:
  • Previous procurement experience.
  • Proven negotiation skills.
  • Articulate, with excellent communication skills both in person and on the telephone.
  • Proactive, assertive, and confident.
  • Friendly and helpful attitude.
  • Ability to "think on feet", multi-task and work under pressure.
  • Be able to work in a diverse and inclusive team.
  • Methodical and organized.
  • Willing on occasion to work outside core hours.

    DLL's wellbeing ambition is to educate, equip and empower members to build connections, manage their mental, emotional, physical and financial wellness and maintain balance between work and the other priorities that make up their lives.
  • Our four wellbeing categories are as follows:
  • Connection - Build meaningful connections with other DLL members
  • Health - Manage mental, emotional and physical health
  • Finance - Provide learning opportunities to help members achieve personal financial health
  • Lifestyle - Maintain balance between work and life priorities
  • These are the things that matter to our members and the wellbeing of our members matters to DLLSettling in At DLL, we are many things. We are team members, family members, community member. We are members of society, members of different cultures and nationalities. Members of change. We each have different beliefs, different passions, different viewpoints, talents and interests. We come from different backgrounds, cultures, nationalities and histories. But for all of our differences, we share one thing in common: each of us are members of DLL. Our company was founded in the Netherlands. But today we are truly a multinational business. Our unique culture is rooted in higher collaboration, less hierarchy and a honest directness that enable us to integrate, ideate and innovate across country lines. Many companies say they are European, American, Asian or Australian, at DLL we are all these places and more. We are a cross-culture collaborative - an interconnected network - that comes together every single day with one goal in mind: Partnering for a better world