Purchasing Assistant

4 months ago


Dartford, United Kingdom RVT Group Full time

**Purchasing Assistant**

Due to our recent outstanding and sustained growth we are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Purchasing Assistant who will be responsible for the day-to-day duties within the purchasing team, liaising with suppliers, reducing lead times and helping with ordering on a daily basis,

managing the manufacturing process, working with other teams to solve queries and keeping the system updated with our current suppliers' details.

You will be working alongside the Purchasing Executive.

**Purchasing Assistant Responsibilities**:

- Daily ordering.
- Liaising with suppliers.
- Following up suppliers on delivery dates to ensure goods arrive within time frames.
- Reducing lead times.
- Maintain Syrinx system to ensure suppliers’ details are up to date and accurate.
- Working with accounts and other teams to solve suppliers’ invoice queries in a timely manner.
- Working within the yearly set purchasing budget.
- Purchasing of Opex items requested on the procurement Smartsheet or through daily walk round stock checks using the warehouse Kanban system.
- Managing the manufacturing process, including working and managing our supply chain - ensuring products are manufactured and delivered within set time frames and budgets.

**Purchasing Assistant Requirements**:

- Over 3 years purchasing experience.
- Experience in managing manufacturing processes.
- Good understanding of supply chain procedures.
- Hands-on experience with purchasing software.
- Good knowledge of MS programmes, Outlook, Excel etc.
- Excellent written, verbal and telephone communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail and solid organisational skills
- Ability to perform in fast-paced environments.

**About the Company**:
RVT Group are a specialist hire company, supporting site managers and health and safety managers with dust, fume, noise, ventilation, monitoring and climate control on site. We work predominantly within the construction sector, but we also operate within several vertical sectors, including; rail, utilities, healthcare, industry and more. What makes us different from any other hire company?

We work with our customers to understand the full scope of activities on site before recommending a fully compliant health hazard control solution. We want our customers to benefit from solutions that are not only cost-effective, but that effectively protect the health of workers on site. RVT Group are an ethical company that genuinely care for people's lives and it is our vision to achieve a world where the impact of site work on life and health is effectively zero.

**Location**: Dartford, Kent

**Contract Type**: Permanent

**Hours**: 07:30 am - 16:30 pm

**Salary**: £35,000 - £37,000 per annum with KPI incentive bonus.

**Benefits**: 20 days plus Bank Holidays per annum increasing to 25 days on completion of 2 years services; Pension Scheme
- Auto-Enrolment; Healthcare, (Available after completion of Probationary Period), development support, EAP Line, free Friday lunch.



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