Procurement Administrator

Farrow and Ball – Procurement Administrator, Wimborne, Dorset (37.5 hours per week) FTC 12 months

We are currently looking for a detail orientated individual to join our Project team in Wimborne as a Procurement Administrator. We are offering this position on a full-time basis, FTC 12 months - this role will be hybrid working 2 days per ween in the office.

Farrow & Ball are a luxury British lifestyle brand that prides itself in creating richly pigmented paint and handcrafted wallpaper, using print methods dating back 300 years and the finest quality ingredients.

The unique Farrow & Ball look transforms modern and traditional homes, large and small, inside and out. Established in Dorset in 1946, we have grown over the last 75 years and now proudly have 60 showrooms worldwide with a global network of stockists.

The key to our success is the people behind the paint: from the team handcrafting each tin to showroom staff to support functions, our shared passion ensures customers have a positive, engaging experience at every stage of their journey with us.

As a Procurement Administrator you will be responsible for providing the adminstrative and analytical support to the procurement and project team. With a strong detail orientated nature the procurement administrator will be multitasking updating of trackers, ordering items, supporting our buyers, providing up to date notes and memos along with other administrative duties.

What we expect from you as a Procurement Administrator

Key Responsibilities:

• Updating Daily Resin Tracker, Marketing Tracker and Out of Stock Reports. Monthly updates of various trackers. All to support the department buyers with orders.
• Ordering of miscellaneous items for the factories and Warehouse, including Secondary Packaging, Stationary, Uniform, Effluent and more.
• Supporting the buyers in their QBR’s with Label and Secondary Packaging Suppliers.
• Coordinating the Daily Call Offs from Offsite storage and reviewing stock held in storage.
• Coordinate the set up and ongoing maintenance of ERP part numbers.
• Ensuring levels of Memos are maintained and ordered in a timely way.
• Support the monthly and December year end Uddens Stock Take process, including the coordination of all counts on and off site (external storage).
• Supporting Hempel and F&B projects with analysis, administration, including updating and maintaining of department reporting.
• Assisting with the processing of the imports process for raw materials from the EU
• Provide sickness/holiday cover for other areas of the team.
• Manage workflow of the Planning & Procurement department email inbox
• Ensuring administration tasks are carried out to support strategic activities
• Drive the uses and development of MRP within the ERP system.
• Updating department process using ClickLearn as procedures developed and changed.
• Maintain a focus on training and development in the ERP system for the Planning & Procurement team including Click Learn and BI.
Be the co-ordination point for Continuous Improvement within the team from process documentation, testing and go live support as well as tracking of improvement benefits i.e. cost, capacity, process improvement

Key Attributes:

• Demonstrable experience in a similar role, ideally within a manufacturing environment
• Proven ability in administration and purchasing
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-motivated, team player
• Ability to build professional relationships internally and externally through good communication skills
• Data literacy - strong numerical reasoning
• MS Office competency, particularly Excel and Outlook
• Knowledge of ERP systems like SAP or IFS is desirable but not essential
• Previous experience of working in a busy department and being able to multi-task
• Some previous experience or exposure to a supply chain or procurement environment
• Understanding of a manufacturing Environment or Warehousing/Storage would be advantageous however not essential

What you can expect from us

• 25 days’ annual leave (increasing with length of service) plus bank holidays
• Annual salary reviews, based on individual performance
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Generous staff discount on F&B products
• Access to our retail discounts platform
• Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 support
• Health Cash Plan
• Company Sick Pay
• Group Pension Scheme, matched by F&B
• Life Assurance
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Season Ticket Loans for travel

At Farrow & Ball, diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is an integral part of who we are and how we do business. We believe diversity is the key to creativity. So, we’re committed to creating an environment where differences are valued, people are treated fairly and everyone is free to truly be themselves.

We welcome applications from everyone who wants to work with us, and particularly encourage people from diverse backgrounds to get in touch. We’re more than happy to offer reasonable adjustments or additional support during your application process, so simply let us know how we can help.