Purchasing Administrator

2 weeks ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom WestRock Full time

**The opportunity**:Reporting to the Regional Procurement Manager, this role is to aid the purchasing function based at site ensuring that the administration processes are maintained effectively to allow the running of an effective supply chain.

**How you will impact WestRock**:

- To raise purchase orders and communicate demand to suppliers, ensuring the goods are delivered within the agreed lead times
- Dealing with invoice queries and discussing with suppliers and internal stakeholders to avoid reoccurring issues
- Develop and maintain a professional relationship with colleagues across all departments to improve the flow of communication and understanding within the business. This involves liaison with all relevant personnel in planning, production, customer services, sales and warehousing
- Involvement in stock takes as required
- Ensure all pricing and quotations collated are concise and relevant
- Reporting - Generating, maintaining and issuing a range of reports on stock, stock holdings and stock agreements and full analysis for specific customer accounts
- Attend supplier meetings where appropriate and assist with quality team for auditing supply base
- To raise quality documentation as appropriate to release to the supply base
- To drive performance improvement in purchasing function.
- To be proactive in the pursuit and participation of continuous improvement projects and operational excellence.
- To complete all necessary administrative tasks (electronic & paper)

**What you need to succeed**:

- Experience within purchasing and ideally within in a manufacturing environment
- Project management and problem solving skills
- Organisational and priority management skills.
- Communication - Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external customers
- Determination - Ability to overcome obstacles and solve problems. Results focused
- Influence/Persuasiveness - Ability to influence and inspire others to act
- Be self-motivated, standards driven, with a keen eye for detail and be computer literate.
- Proficient in MS Office Suite Programmes
- Ability to use own initiative and lead by example
- Ability to remain calm under pressure and work to tight deadlines
- Ability to sort and input information with accuracy and speed
- Thoroughness and a concern for standards

**What we offer**:

- Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
- An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies and potential
- Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
- A career with a global packaging company where sustainability, safety and inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work



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