Procurement Assistant

About Crowe

Crowe is a leading national firm offering audit, tax, advisory, and consulting services with global reach and local expertise. As an independent member of Crowe Global, one of the top 10 accounting networks worldwide, we have access to over 46,000 professionals across 150+ countries and more than 800 offices globally.

Our vision is to be a leader in our chosen markets, creating lasting value for our clients and our people and being a trusted partner in their success.

We are dedicated to driving client success, empowering our people, embracing sustainability, delivering technological change and acting in the public interest.

Role Purpose

Provide administrative and operational support to the Procurement Manager, assisting with sourcing, purchasing, supplier coordination and sustainability projects.

Core Responsibilities

Maintain supplier records and assist in vendor onboarding. Support maintenance of healthy relationships with key suppliers delivering continuous program support.

Ensure compliance with procurement policies and accurate documentation.

Provide information and training to the business on any new procurement policy and supply chain risks, as well as dealing with incoming procurement queries.

Support success of ongoing procurement projects that repeat annually, such as policy review, training and external reports. Liaise with Practice Protection and provide necessary ESG reporting (Modern Slavery, Sustainability Report).

Support cost analysis and reporting for procurement activities.

Keep the spend and contract tracker up to date, while ensuring all contracts are properly reviewed with a procurement lens and filed in the contract repository.

Maintenance and publication of procurement reports to necessary stakeholders on spend and transaction activity by the business, office, dept, etc.

Undertake ad hoc tasks as required to assist in the general running of the department.

Skills & Experience

1-2 years’ experience in procurement, purchasing or supply chain roles.

Attention to detail and accuracy in data entry.

Proficiency with Microsoft office suite.

Strong understanding of procurement processes and best practice.

Familiarity with sustainability reporting frameworks and understanding of ESG principles.

Basic negotiation and problem-solving skills.

Good communication and interpersonal skills.

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a team.

Why choose Crowe?

Whatever career you choose, whether in audit, tax, marketing or HR, we can offer you a rewarding and clear career pathway, designed to help you develop your existing talents as well as discovering new ones, positioning you to make a meaningful difference to our ever-growing and varied client base.

At Crowe we foster a collaborative and inclusive culture, and we will encourage, support and guide you on an exciting professional journey of self-discovery.

We value innovation and welcome those committed to making a difference for our communities, colleagues, and clients. With access to expert knowledge, continuous learning, competitive salaries, and flexible benefits, you will have the tools to build a rewarding career.

We are committed to diversity in our teams, equal opportunity and merit-based progression. We promote a healthy working environment with an agile working approach alongside dedicated wellbeing support, helping our people to thrive both professionally and personally.

Following changes to government policy in April 2024, we only accept applications from individuals with an existing, permanent, right to live and work in the UK.