Our client, in the Health Care and Pharmaceuticals industry, are seeking an experienced purchase order person with a very confident can do attitude for their offices in Wokingham.
They offer an excellent working environment with good opportunities for personal development and career advancement.
This new opportunity will initially be for six months with potential for extension.

Job Responsibilities:

As Purchase Order Controller you will need to show ability in the following:

• Implementation of new processes and procedures from scratch to support Ariba software.
• Creation of purchase requisitions/request for payment which includes catalogue and non catalogue purchases.
• Follow up on own purchase requisitions throughout the end to end process.
• Progressing chasing individuals to ensure all data is complete.
• Confirm on system that goods/services have been received.
• Resolve missing purchase order occurrences by providing existing PO number etc.
• Creating PO numbers after the fact and identifying participants in the process.
• Resolving mismatch problems by modifying/cancelling purchase orders etc.
• Requesting supplier master data creation/updates.
• Running and analysis of reports.

Preferred Skills/Attributes:

• Previous practical experience of an online purchase order system such as Ariba is essential.
• Accurate data entry skills (alpha and numeric).
• Experience of developing new processes and procedures from scratch.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a confident manner will ensure success in this challenging opportunity eg.

Able to liaise effectively with a wide range of professionals to ensure deadlines are met.

• Capable of using own initiative to ensure all duties are completed in an efficient manner.

associated benefits

• 28 days annual leave.
• Contributory company pension scheme.
• Free car parking.
• Subsidised staff restaurant.

Normal working week is 37 hours based on a Monday to Friday schedule, with working hours between 9am and 5.00pm.