Careers

Location: Head Office, Hemel Hempstead
Hours: Part-time, up to 30 hours per week, flexible
Salary: Competitive
Reports to: Operational Supply Manager

Hopespare Limited is looking for an organised, proactive and confident Purchasing Administrator to join our friendly Head Office team in Hemel Hempstead. This part-time opportunity would suit someone who enjoys working with people, supporting colleagues and helping purchasing processes run smoothly.

ABOUT HOPESPARE

Established in 1986, Hopespare Limited is a long-standing specialist supplier with its Head Office in Hemel Hempstead and three further Trade Counter locations. We were the UK’s first Certified Parker Hannifin Distributor with the UK’s first ParkerStore and support customers across a wide range of sectors, including F1, lift, automotive, fire, film and general engineering.

ABOUT YOU

Are you:

• Organised, assertive and confident in your approach?
• Friendly, positive and happy to support others?
• Proactive, flexible and willing to learn new systems and processes?

Can you:

• Communicate clearly and professionally across all levels?
• Manage multiple tasks while maintaining excellent attention to detail?
• Use Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel, or similar applications?

Do you possess:

• A logical and methodical approach to administration?
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills?
• The confidence to investigate queries and follow tasks through to completion?

THE ROLE

In this role, you will support the procurement of materials, goods and services needed across the business. Working closely with the Operational Supply Manager and colleagues in Finance, Sales, Warehouse, Trade Counter and wider teams, you will help keep orders, suppliers and purchasing records accurate, up to date and well managed.

Key Responsibilities

• Process purchase orders accurately and monitor orders from requisition through to delivery.
• Maintain and update purchasing records, supplier information, pricing and databases.
• Support tendering costs for new and existing business.
• Track outstanding orders and identify completed orders ready for release to locations.
• Help investigate and resolve purchasing, delivery and supplier discrepancies.
• Manage supplier quality returns and support resolution of supplier issues.
• Investigate price-related invoice queries on behalf of the Finance Department.
• Provide general office support, including filing and answering the telephone.

Previous experience working with suppliers or customers would be helpful, although it is not essential. We are happy to provide full training for the right person.

What We Offer

• Competitive
• Part-time hours, up to 30 hours per week, with flexibility for the right candidate.
• 20 days’ holiday plus UK bank holidays, with additional holiday accrued during service.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Company-run bonus scheme.
• Staff Benefits
• Supportive team environment and full role-specific training.

Who This Role May Suit

This opportunity may suit someone locally based who is looking for a part-time role to fit around school hours, caring responsibilities or other lifestyle commitments.

Interested – Apply Now

If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Please apply by emailing Alison at alisond@hopespare.com.