Purchasing Assistant

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**Purchasing Assistant**

**Location**:Yatton

**Contract**: Permanent

**Hours**: Part time (22.5 hours per week) - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

**Salary**: £15K - 16.5K pro rata (25K - 27.5K FTE)

Glide are specialists in difficult to serve markets. Our business is all about delivering pioneering connectivity solutions through the development and innovation of cutting-edge technology.

We are seeking likeminded, passionate & talented individuals to help us succeed.

We provide a fabulous place to work, a great company ethos, and a supportive environment to develop your skills and experience.

**The role**:
**Responsibilities**:

- Raising Purchase Orders in response to requests raised across the organisation on ServiceNow. This includes requests for core hardware, services, IT supplies, labour, office expenses etc.
- Co-ordinating transactions with Suppliers and Project Managers, ensuring timelines are understood and deadlines are met.
- Investigating choices of suppliers for non-standard products requested by the business.
- Ensuring timely communication of expected delivery or escalation of any issues in meeting deadlines by Suppliers.

**Skills and experience**:

- GCSE in English or Maths (desirable)
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Excel and Word.
- Experience of using Business operating systems.
- Ability to follow process as well as identify opportunities to improve workflow.
- Ability to remain calm and work under pressure to meet deadlines.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Well organised with good time-management skills.

**Benefits**:

- 25 days holiday (in addition to Bank Holidays). Plus, an extra day off for your birthday
- Pension Contributions
- Private Medical Insurance
- Discounted Dental Scheme
- Life Insurance cover
- Discounted Gym membership
- Cycle to Work
- Voucher scheme and retail discount card
- Monthly awards based on Glide’s values

**You may have experience in**:

- Purchasing
- Administration