Purchasing Assistant

3 days ago


West Byfleet, United Kingdom Brook Street Full time

My client is looking for an experienced Purchasing Assistant on a permanent basis.

The purpose of this role is to support the purchasing and buying activities of the Supply Chain Director and Purchasing function, to drive and take ownership of key purchasing processes and key activities.You will be required update customer services andother departments with latest expected delivery dates or supplier related issue.

Duties will include:

- Monitor stock levels and customer demand to identify goods to be ordered and place purchase orders with suppliers
- Register all order acknowledgements ensuring compliance with purchase order, amending purchase orders where necessary.
- Progress purchase orders to ensure requested delivery times are adhered to. Rescheduling where necessary to meet demand and stock level requirements.
- Monitor usage patterns, review stock control parameters to ensure commensurate with current demands and supplier lead times.
- Maintain the works order process
- Sourcing and related supplier RFQ's
- Assisting Finance to reconcile supplier accounts.
- Maintain forecast account ensuring information is accurate and up to date.
- Management and purchasing of indirect products and services, workwear and safety equipment.
- Maintain daily contact and relationships with suppliers
- Prepare and issue monthly purchasing reports.
- Undertaking selected supplier visits
- Minimum of 2 years' experience in a Purchasing role
- Positive attitude, enthusiastic with high levels of motivation and determination
- Experience of material management into a Production/Manufacturing environment
- Intermediate in the use of Microsoft packages
- Ambition to progress training program
- Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
- Self-starter with analytical and numerate orientation
- Attention to detail
- Able to work to tight deadlines often within a pressurised environment
- Organised, disciplined and assertive
- Must be able to work as part of a team as well as using own initiative
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Must have a can do attitude


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