Secretarial & Business Support
Purchasing Administration Supervisor
Uxbridge • Permanent • £20000 - £25000
About our client:
Hasbro, Inc. is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time products and services with a rich portfolio of brands and entertainment properties that provides some of the highest quality and most recognisable play and recreational experiences in the world. The business has experienced its fifth consecutive year of growth and 2009 saw revenues in excess of $4 billion. Our newly created multi-lingual Finance Shared Service Centre will equip local European subsidiaries to further enhance customer serviceability and execute future growth plans by simplifying working practices and realising improved operating efficiency.Description:
Reporting in to the Accounts Payable and Purchasing Administration Manager the main aim of the role will be to:
- Supervise a team of employees engaged in the administration of Purchase requisitions (PR) and Purchase Orders (PO) for Overhead (=MRO) purchases for European marketing affiliates.
- Administer PR / PO and Vendors for markets under direct responsibility.
As well as this you will be responsible for:
- Accurate and timely administration of Purchase Requisition and Purchase Orders
- Accurate and timely administration of all new vendors
- Establish work standards and schedule and ensure their effective implementation
- Address any departmental issues and resolve accordingly
- Change Purchase Orders as required
- Produce Open PO reports for review by business
- Review approved Vendors requests and create New vendors in SAP
- Review, validate and process Vendor Master Data Change Requests
- Maintain preferred vendor list
- Ensure competitive bidding requirements are met when new vendors are selected and/or when Purchase Requisitions are raised
Profile:
We are looking for candidates with the following:
- Fluency in either French, German, Italian, Spanish as well as English is essential
- Minimum of GCSE English (A-C)
- Solid understanding of all aspects of Purchase Administration function gained by previous experience in a similar function.
- Previous experience of managing a team
- Working knowledge of SAP
- Good use of Excel and Word
Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents.
What's on offer
A salary of 25,500 dependent on language skills, and a great benefits package including:
- 25 days holiday (Birthday is an additional day)
- Flexible working hours and informal dress
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Private health and business travel insurance
- Life assurance
- Childcare vouchers
- Numerous discounts on products and entertainments
- Staff restaurant
- Employee training and development programmes
