Job Summary: Gategroup is hiring now for a Procurement Assistant as part of our UKandI Procurement team based at Ashford, Surrey. Reporting to the Head of Procurement, the Procurement Assistant role will support the procurement team and wider business needs from an administrative point of view. This includes but is not limited to sourcing goods and services, maintaining vendor relationships, and ensuring compliance with procurement policies. The job holder requires strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and proficiency in relevant systems to efficiently execute procurement processes and carry out common office duties while maintaining a positive and friendly company image through the apprenticeship program. In this role, the selected candidate will be required to commit to participate and complete the apprenticeship programme over a 18 month period. Successful completion of the programme would potentially lead to further opportunities for career progression within the company. Main Duties and Responsibilities: Maintain an approved product list up to date for usage by the menu development team. Review any updates to the menu product list generated by the menu development team at release of new recipe and validate data and codes being used. Attend kick off meetings and record all new product requirements. Validate product sample requests from procurement before orders are placed with suppliers. Upload pricing agreements and price lists per unit in the relevant ..... full job details .....