IT Procurement and Logistics Administrator, North East

Join one of the UK’s largest electrical wholesalers as we reimagine our technology for the digital age. We’re modernising our legacy systems and building new platforms powered by AWS and AI — and we need creative minds to help us shape the future!

Life as an IT Procurement and Logistics Administrator at CEF (City Electrical Factors)

As an IT Procurement and Logistics Administrator at City IT, you will be responsible for the day-to-day IT procurement, logistics and stock activities and will be based at our award‑winning state‑of‑the‑art office on the outskirts of Durham City Centre in Meadowfield.

You will apply previous experience in stock, warehousing and logistics to ensure the timely and cost‑effective acquisition of IT resources, efficient stock management and seamless flow of IT assets within our organisation.

The IT Procurement and Logistics Administrator will have strong communication skills with the ability to build and maintain relationships with both internal colleagues and our IT vendors and will use their strong planning and organisational skills to contribute to the success of the team.

Your Objectives

• Lead the IT hardware procurement process with precision, meticulously gathering and executing on requirements to drive optimal outcomes.
• Identify and evaluate potential suppliers and secure favourable terms of business as well as manage existing relationships.
• Oversee stock levels vigilantly, ensuring everything is accounted for.
• Orchestrate seamless logistics from start to finish, encompassing shipping, tracking, and delivery logistics – Internationally & UK.
• Maintain meticulous records of IT assets, encompassing hardware, software licenses, and peripherals, ensuring accuracy and accessibility.
• Foster close collaboration with internal stakeholders, including IT teams, end‑users, and management, to ensure alignment and success in meeting organisational objectives.
• Process Jira tickets and handle related administrative tasks, including export queries.

Key Skills and Experience

• Experience in processing quotes, invoices, stock adjustments in a retail, wholesale or logistics based environment.
• Comfortable with logistics, delivery, boxing elements as well as the administrative tasks (stock management, using computer systems).
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of building relationships with vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and manage multiple tasks.

About Us

Founded in 1951 in Kenilworth, UK, City Electrical Factors (CEF) has grown into a world‑leading electrical wholesale and manufacturing business with over 400 branches across the UK and a strong presence in the USA, Canada, Spain and Australia.

Our IT and digital teams are driving the next chapter of our journey… Re‑engineering legacy systems, adopting modern cloud technologies and exploring AI to deliver faster, smarter and more connected customer experiences.

We’re a predominantly remote workforce with teams distributed across the UK, USA, Canada, Spain and Australia. Our culture is collaborative, forward‑thinking and people‑focused — where your ideas and contributions genuinely matter.

Our Mission

City is a world‑leading electrical wholesale and manufacturing business providing electrical products to the industry. We in IT are delivering value to our business and our customers with the implementation of packaged software and bespoke engineering for the digital age using AWS serverless technology. We need talented and creative people across all areas to join us in rearchitecting our forward‑thinking business over the next few years and beyond as we evolve.

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