Your new company

An established and forward-thinking organisation is seeking a Temporary Procurement Administrator to join its Procurement team on an initial 6-month contract in Edinburgh. This is an excellent opportunity to support a busy procurement function and play a key role in improving supplier data quality, onboarding suppliers, and ensuring procurement records are accurate and compliant. The organisation offers a collaborative working environment where attention to detail, organisation and a proactive approach are highly valued.

Your new role

Reporting to the Head of Procurement, you will provide administrative, data management and coordination support across a range of procurement governance activities. Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing, maintaining and cleansing supplier records within procurement systems.
• Checking supplier information for accuracy, completeness and duplication.
• Supporting the onboarding of new suppliers and assisting suppliers transitioning from other systems or data sources.
• Monitoring onboarding progress, chasing outstanding information and updating trackers.
• Validating supplier data and supporting system and data alignment activities.
• Liaising with Procurement, Finance and other internal stakeholders to gather, verify and update supplier information.
• Maintaining logs, trackers, action lists and progress reports.
• Supporting the preparation, organisation and filing of procurement documentation.
• Assisting with meeting preparation, note-taking and follow-up actions.
• Escalating data issues, inconsistencies or blockers were required.
• Providing general administrative support across the wider procurement governance function.

What you'll need to succeed

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate:

• Strong attention to detail and a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent administrative and organisational skills.
• Confidence working with spreadsheets, trackers and business systems.
• Ability to follow established processes and maintain accurate records.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A proactive, flexible and adaptable approach to work.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

What you'll get in return

• Competitive hourly rate.
• Initial 6-month temporary contract with the potential for extension.
• Opportunity to gain experience within a busy procurement governance function.
• Exposure to procurement systems, supplier onboarding and data management processes.
• Supportive and collaborative team environment.
• Immediate opportunity to make a positive impact through process improvement and data quality initiatives.
• Edinburgh-based role with the chance to work within a well-established organisation.

What you need to do now

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