• Title:                                         Procurement Associate                     
• Reporting To:                        Global Procurement & Real Estate Director 
• Location:                                Flexible – UK / Europe                        

 

RWS

RWS Holdings plc is a unique, world-leading provider of technology-enabled language, content, and intellectual property services. Through content transformation and multilingual data analysis, our unique combination of technology and cultural expertise helps our clients to grow by ensuring they are understood anywhere, in any language.  

Our purpose is unlocking global understanding. By combining cultural understanding, client understanding and technical understanding, our services and technology assist our clients to acquire and retain customers, deliver engaging user experiences, maintain compliance, and gain actionable insights into their data and content.  

We work with over 80% of the world’s top 100 brands, more than three-quarters of Fortune’s 20 ‘Most Admired Companies’ and almost all of the top pharmaceutical companies, investment banks, law firms and patent filers. Our client base spans Europe, Asia Pacific and North and South America. Our 65+ global locations across five continents service clients in the automotive, chemical, financial, legal, medical, pharmaceutical, technology and telecommunications sectors.  

Founded in 1958, RWS is headquartered in the UK and publicly listed on AIM, the London Stock Exchange regulated market (RWS.L).  

For further information, please visit: RWS  

 

Group Procurement

Group Procurement is responsible for the management and cost control of RWS’ global indirect spend equating to approximately £86m annually across a variety of categories such as I.T., Real Estate, HR, Marketing, Legal & Professional Services and Telecommunications.  This spend is serviced via approximately 3,500 suppliers whilst the commercial real estate portfolio consists of approximately 70 offices globally.

 

Job Purpose

Joining RWS’s developing procurement team you will become an integral part of the team, supporting and driving our success and growth. You will play a crucial role handling various procurement tasks and reporting with precision and efficiency. You will collaborate closely with the team and stakeholders to ensure the smooth execution of procurement activities while developing your procurement knowledge.

 

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with the team and stakeholders to assist in all aspects of the procurement process, including raising purchase orders and communicating with suppliers.
• Liaise with Finance Teams globally to coordinate the supplier invoice process.
• Collaborate with internal teams to understand their requirements, budget and delivery timelines.
• Support the team in evaluating supplier performance and identifying areas for improvement.
• Ensure accurate and timely data entry into relevant systems, including supplier and product information.
• Production of spend analysis reports.
• Ownership and maintenance of Procurement Performance reporting & dashboards.
• Stay updated on industry trends, competitor products, and market dynamics to provide valuable insights and suggestions for improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive operational efficiency and contribute to the overall success of the company.
• Continue your development as a procurement leader.

 

Skills & Experience

• Prior experience of procurement and/or supply chain operations.  
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accuracy in a fast-paced environment. 
• Ideally you would be fully or partly CIPS qualified, though a desire to develop yourself is sufficient.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to challenge and influence senior stakeholders and suppliers.
• Good commercial awareness.
• Proficiency in using Microsoft Excel and other relevant software for data entry and analysis. 

 

Our purpose is to unlock global understanding. This means our work fundamentally recognizes the value of every language and culture. So, we celebrate difference, we are inclusive and believe that diversity makes us strong. We want every employee to grow as an individual and excel in their career.  

In return, we expect all our people to live by the values that unite us: to partner with colleagues and clients, to adopt a pioneering spirit, to be positive in progressing the work we do, and always to deliver what we promise. 

RWS embraces DEI and promotes equal opportunity, we are an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind. RWS is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at RWS are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, religion, nationality, ethnicity, sex, age, disability, or sexual orientation. RWS will not tolerate discrimination based on any of these characteristics.