Purchasing Assistant

4 weeks ago


Bristol, United Kingdom ESS Employment Ltd Full time

Location: Aztec West

Start Date: Immediate

Pay: £28,000 per annum

Permanent

Working Hours: Monday to Friday, (37.5 hours per week)

Vacancy - Purchasing Assistant

ESS Employment are recruiting a Purchasing Assistant on behalf of our client to work in a fast-paced environment, the successful candidate will be responsible for the planning and purchasing of products across suppliers in line with the supply chain team objective. Working to achieve KPI’s and proactively looking at ways in which to improving the supply chain efficiencies.

Duties:

  • Optimise stock ordering in line with budgets, to minimise out of stocks and overstocks whilst maintaining fill rate & stock turn in line with team objective and company KPI’s.
  • Take ownership of a set SKU profile; using external software to help forecast purchasing requirements and prevent any ongoing supply issues.
  • Use sales data to identify trends and changes in the usual demand profiles.
  • Assist the Senior Demand Planner to drive improvement in forecast accuracy.
  • Manage supplier relationships, measure their performance and report accordingly.
  • Analyse and monitor priorities for loading with factories.
  • Monitor, investigate and resolve adjustments and reconciliations.
  • Manage incoming enquiries related to stock availability and work cross-functionally to assist with providing an exceptional customer experience to all internal customers.
  • Maintain excellent communication skills with suppliers and other teams inside the business.
  • Use initiative to actively resolve underlying issues and seek to change current processes.
  • Provide cover for holidays and sickness for the other team members.
  • To perform other tasks as and when required to do so.

Experience:

  • Experience in a Supply Chain or Purchasing role desirable.
  • Experience of Far East Supplier Management desirable
  • An experienced user of Microsoft Excel
  • Demonstrate an excellent numeric ability.
  • Proactive, 'can do' attitude.
  • Demonstrate excellent written and communication skills.
  • Provide excellent attention to detail.

The candidate:

  • Desire to help the company achieve its goals.
  • Motivated, positive, confident, and able to work from own initiative.

The benefits:

  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays (increasing to 30 days holiday with length of service)
  • Pension scheme
  • Access to private healthcare services
  • Paid day off for your birthday
  • Free gym and spa access for yourself and a friend
  • Wellbeing days
  • Social events

If this vacancy is of an interest to you, please do not hesitate to apply

ESS EMPLOYMENT Ltd work with clients and candidates from a range of disciplines and place people in permanent, contract and temporary roles. Many of our candidates and clients come to us by recommendation and we are proud of our personal, professional and friendly approach to recruitment.


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