Procurement Coordinator
Caerphilly, Wales, United Kingdom
I worked within this business from the early stages, initially known as PHS Pest Control the business went through several changes due to buy out and mergers to National Britannia. In 1990 the company sold the pest control element and were solely focused on health and safety. In 2007 they became Connaught Compliance Services and in 2011 Santia Consulting Limited.Initially employed to work in the purchasing department, my role included:• Dealing with supplier and negotiating prices for goods• Ordering • Dispatching of goods• Invoice checking and matching• Management of staff car hire• Post room dutiesI continued in this role and took on additional duties as the business grew in size, taking on management of mobile phones and vehicles. This included:• Negotiating contracts and prices for mobiles• Management of up to 400 phones to staff• Repair and replacement of phones and equipment• Maintaining Excel Spreadsheets• Negotiating lease prices for vehicles• Ordering and arranging vehicle deliveries• Notifying staff of service and MOT requirements• Managing vehicle accidents• Updating MID database • Management of vehicle fines• Inspection of vehicles on return• Management of stationery, including negotiating prices and meeting suppliersIn my last 4 years with the business, in addition to my other duties, I supported the purchase ledger department with month end, which included:• Checking and matching invoices• Calling down from blanket orders to enable payments for associates• Ensure orders are signed off by appropriate managers
