Purchasing Assistant

1 month ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom TNA Full time

**The Company**

We are looking for a **Purchasing Assistant **to work in a small team to manage all purchasing and supplier related activities required to ensure the on-time supply of specification compliant material.

**Responsibilities/Duties**:

- Purchase all assigned materials and services required to meet the production schedule and customer requirements.
- Maintain all purchase order delivery dates and expedite overdue orders, as required to minimize delays to production or customer requirements.
- Proactive monitoring and maintenance of production shortage lists to ensure delivery of components in line with production requirements.
- Identify opportunities for and prepare supply contracts with key vendors and vendor scheduling where appropriate.
- To raise and sign off on purchase orders for assigned areas of responsibility.
- Minimise the inventory levels required to support the company’s sales and production plans.
- Monitor purchasing EOQ’s and safety stocks where appropriate to optimize the service of supply and overall procurement and inventory carrying cost.
- Reduce material costs by sourcing alternative vendors and/or component manufacturers.
- Recommend potential alternative suppliers and costing arrangements

**Skills, Qualifications and experience**
- Minimum of 1 year experience in a similar purchasing role
- Understanding of credit management is advantageous
- Exposure to the manufacturing industry is advantageous
- Able to multi task and work under pressure
- Business acumen and excellent negotiation skills
- Self driven; always wanting to improve the current situation and processes; looking ahead to what tasks are coming and works to be prepared for them.

In order to be considered for this role applicants must live in the UK have permission to work.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

**Experience**:

- Purchasing: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person



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