We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are 3,300 specialists in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Netherlands and Nordics.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

This role is a 12-month fixed term contract

Flexible working – minimum of 2 days in the office with 3 days working from home. We are guided by our client work and needs; however, you have autonomy to manage your time and diary to suit your work/life balance.

The Procurement Assistant is required to work closely with a variety of teams and individuals within PA and will be the link between the supply of goods/services and the business to ensure the highest quality of services and level of compliance is met. The role needs to deliver concise communications and accurate administration as they will be liaising with PA’s internal stakeholders and suppliers on a global scale.

Responsibilities include:

• Assess new suppliers globally to ensure they meet PA’s standard assessment criteria and legislative requirement. This includes contacting and working with new suppliers if additional information is required.
• Entering and maintaining existing supplier information into PA’s purchase to pay (P2P) system.
• Supporting procurement users globally by educating them on the procurement process and how to use P2P.
• Supporting the global purchasing card policy ensuring that compliance is met.

In addition, this role will also cover:

• The requirements of PA’s P-Card programme by raising limit card limits and blocking/unblocking merchant categories with the bank
• Provide cover for the Corporate Amex scheme processing new applications, cancelling cards, and resolving end user queries.
• Collating and creating spend analysis reports on spend.
• Supporting the Global Procurement inbox on general queries

You will have opportunity to:

• Reporting compliance against procurement policy
• Communication to drive the procurement message home to internal customers around process and policy.
• Learn news systems, policies, processes.

About you

• Minimum of 2 years administrative experience within a purchasing environment
• The gravitas to communicate and influence at various levels of an organisation
• Working within a fast paced environment
• The desire to learn and develop skills within a Procurement environment.

We know the skill-gap and ‘need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

Apply today by completing our online application

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Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

We believe diversity fuels ingenuity. Diversity of thought brings exciting perspectives; diversity of experience brings a wealth of knowledge, and diversity of skills brings the tools we need. When we bring people together with diverse backgrounds, identities, and minds, embracing that difference through an inclusive culture where our people thrive; we unleash the power of diversity – bringing ingenuity to life.

Find out more about Life at PA here.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) 
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We are on a journey towards ensuring our workforce is diverse at all levels and that our firm is representative of the world around us. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us at [email protected]