Procurement Support Specialist
Quaker Houghton
- Manchester
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Responsible for both PAR & PIE Product Introduction Processes for Products for Resale (Tier II) for Europe.
- Support strategies and approaches to achieve goals set out by local, regional, and global Fluidcare and equipment teams.
- Manage and maintain correct buying prices from suppliers, ensuring correct costs are being captured within the JDE and ERP systems.
- Monitor price development, signal/discuss inconsistencies. Inform Pricing Team on all pricing movements.
- Work closely with other function leads to ensure good communication and that agreed business processes are being followed.
- Participate in cross functional meetings and participate in improvement projects where required.
- Take ownership and responsibility for both the PAR and PIE process, ensuring requests are actioned and meet agreed KPI metrics.
- Work effectively as part of a wider team and provide any holiday cover within the Tier Two team.
- Embody our core values: Live safe, act with integrity, embrace diversity, do great things together, exceed customer expectations, drive results.
- Strong business background, ability to understand customer needs, etc.
- Good communication and organizational skills.
- Team worker, supportive of others within the team.
- Proficient int MS Office applications such as Word and Excel.
- Hybrid working arrangement for better work-life balance.
- Competitive pay with bonus opportunities
- 2 days annual paid volunteering leave to dedicate to the cause of your choice
- QH University: Continuous training tools for all seniority levels.
- Wellbeing, CRGs, Women Inclusion, Global Giving & other attractive DEI programs.
- Live Safe
- Exceed Customer Expectations
- Drive Results
- Embrace Diversity
- Do Great Things Together
- Act with integrity