IT Procurement Officer

Ascent People Ltd • South-Africa, noordwes • Posted July 17, 2026

Position Overview

IT Assistant – Procurement & Service Desk

My client is a global leader looking for an IT Assistant with experience in IT Procurement and IT Service Desk. The role is a 3‑month contract, potentially extended or made permanent.

Responsibilities

  • IT Procurement (50%): obtain quotes, price match, source local products, negotiate pricing, manage approvals, raise purchase orders, order equipment, track suppliers, update on deliveries, package and label equipment, book goods, manage invoices.
  • IT Service Desk (50%): perform 1st/2nd line help desk duties for over 1500 users, log and manage calls via telephone, email or instant messaging, resolve technical problems, assist with training, manage vendor contracts, identify maintenance contracts, manage asset and license inventory across EMEA, validate daily ePOS data, communicate IT outages and maintenance to business.
  • Daily participation in Scrum meetings, coordinate with European IT team...