Purchasing Assistant

Job Description

Salary - £34,890.00
Work Type - Onsite
Job Location - Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington, WA5 3LP
Role Type - Permanent
Employment Type - Full Time
Working Hours - 37.0 Hours per Week

United Utilities’ (UU) purpose is to deliver great water for a stronger, greener and healthier North West of England. We are committed to providing our services in a way that respects the environment, supports the economy, and benefits society.

We value diversity, inclusion and innovation in our workplace, and we foster a culture where our people can grow, excel, and be themselves.

We uphold our ethics, values and business model to fulfil our mission and, by setting clear goals and objectives, we create sustainable long-term value for our colleagues, customers and communities. Whether you work with a team that shares your vision or join a network of peers with similar interests, you will find a welcoming and supportive organisation to be part of.

We’ve got a lot to offer. You’ll be part of a thriving FTSE 100 company and will enjoy a range of core benefits that reflect your value and value contribution.

Benefits

• A generous annual leave package of 26 days, which increases to 30 days after four years of service (increases one day per year), in addition to 8 bank holidays
• A competitive pension scheme with up to 14% employer contribution, 21% combined, and life cover
• Up to 7.5% performance-related bonus scheme, as well as recognition awards for outstanding achievements
• A comprehensive healthcare plan through our company-funded scheme
• MyGymDiscounts - gym and wellness benefit that offers up to 25% off on gym memberships and digital fitness subscriptions
• Best Doctors
• Salary Finance
• Wealth at Work courses
• Deals and discounts
• EVolve Car Scheme
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Mental health first aiders
• ShareBuy
• MORE Choices flexible benefits
• Enhanced parental leave schemes

Job Purpose

We have a great opportunity for a Purchasing Assistant to join us. Working within the Purchasing team to create and maintain data required for all purchasing system and processes to ensure accuracy and consistency

Maintaining purchasing documents to facilitate an efficient, accurate and streamlined source to settle process via all purchasing routes

Manage the unpaid invoices in line with duty to report %, you will also manage activities within the source to settle process to maintain data/documents within the Internal Control Manual and audit guidelines and HMRC rules

Accountabilities & Responsibilities

• To act as initial point of contact to supplier and internal customers providing excellent customer service via telephone and email queries
• To ensure all invoices are entered into SAP via Vendor Invoice Management (VIM) following the Commercial Team processes
• To ensure that goods, works and services are allocated wherever possible to Framework Agreements following the Completion Workflow process in line with the Internal Control Manual ensuring data entry is coded within the Commercial coding philosophy
• To ensure all blocked/query invoices and application for payments are chased and resolved to ensure suppliers are paid on time in line with the Purchasing Team processes
• This list is not exhaustive you may be asked to cover activities within the Purchasing Team

Technical Skills & Experience

• Must be computer literate with expertise in Microsoft Office
• Good communication skills
• Must be customer focused and service driven
• Experience of the end to end procurement cycle is an advantage
• Experience of SAP 7.7 and Jira is an advantage
• Business knowledge across UU is an advantage

• This role may not be eligible for the visa sponsorship

We rely on every employee to ensure our customers receive the best possible service, day in, day out. In return, we ensure that you will be well rewarded for your efforts, from an excellent salary through to development opportunities that will really kick start a thriving career here at UU.