Procurement Administrator

Pineapple Recruitment are proud to be supporting a growing organisation based in Worcester who are recruiting a Procurement Administrator on a full time and permanent basis. You will support the sourcing strategy for an assigned category portfolio across various sectors, while also contributing to the benchmarking and analysis that strengthens procurement strategies and tender outcomes. You'll work closely with Buyers, Category Managers and the wider Procurement team to build your commercial and analytical skills across the full sourcing lifecycle.

You'll achieve this by:
● Supporting the development of category sourcing strategies, learning how quality, cost and sustainability are balanced against sector-specific needs
● Assisting with the identifi cation of cost-saving opportunities and supporting the implementation of effi cient procurement processes
● Supporting supplier evaluation and onboarding activity, and assisting with contract administration under supervision
● Helping to maintain supplier relationships, including support for business reviews and performance tracking
● Conducting benchmarking analyses for tenders across multiple procurement categories, ensuring data accuracy, completeness and relevance
● Analysing supplier pricing submissions and market data to help identify competitiveness and value opportunities
● Maintaining and supporting improvements to benchmark models, cost databases and analytical tools
● Identifying and fl agging procurement solutions where data gaps, unclear product matches or cost-saving opportunities exist, escalating to senior team members as needed
● Presenting insights and fi ndings through clear, well-structured reports and dashboards
● Maintaining accurate category and supplier data, and supporting Approved Product List (APL) management
● Supporting supplier due diligence and risk management activity, ensuring fi ndings are reported and tracked.


Your Skills:
We're looking for someone who is:
● Studying towards or interested in a procurement, supply chain or business-related qualifi cation (e.g. CIPS)
● Analytical, with an interest in translating data into clear, commercially useful insight
● Organised and detail-oriented, able to manage multiple tasks and deadlines
● Confi dent using Excel, with a willingness to develop skills in analytical or business intelligence tools (e.g. Power BI, Tableau)
● A clear communicator, comfortable presenting fi ndings to both technical and non-technical colleagues
● A proactive learner who takes ownership of tasks and seeks clarity where information is incomplete
● A strong collaborator, able to work across teams including procurement, sales and category management
● Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.

If of interest, please apply for a confidential dicsussion. Pineapple Recruitment LTD is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client and is acting as a Preferred Recruitment Agency on an exclusive basis.