Purchasing Administrator

**Join an ethical and award-winning employee owned outdoor clothing brand as a Purchasing Administrator.**

Páramo Directional Clothing designs and distributes durable garments for outdoor people, using unique and superior fabric systems to keep them comfortable in extreme environments. The products are indefinitely renewable using Nikwax® aftercare and their innovative design allows the garments to be recycled at the end of their useable lifetime.

We develop our products in-house, from the headquarters in Wadhurst, East Sussex, with the garments manufactured at The Miquelina Foundation in Bogotá, Colombia. This partnership started in 1992 and has assisted over 10,000 vulnerable women to find a better life, away from prostitution or exploitative situations. With Páramo’s support, the factory has carried the World Fair Trade label since 2017.

We have an ongoing dedication to minimising our impact on the environment and a devoted group of people to help develop the business. Páramo is employee owned, which will protect and build upon our purpose and values, whilst securing a bright future for all employee owners.

We highly value our employees, whom we are proud to call Partners, and this is an exciting opportunity to join our company.

**The Role**

Improve purchasing and manufacturing efficiencies and support the Supply Manager by ensuring that all administrative tasks, including placing orders, updating stock records and maintaining stock integrity are completed to a high standard.

**You Will**
- Monitor and assist with calculation of all raw material requirements and ensure all raw material orders are placed with suppliers and delivered to manufacturing partners as required and on time
- Manage purchasing requests of raw materials for Páramo Development and our in house Workshop
- Work with Finance on the processing of invoices, including accurately assigning to correct budgets
- Develop supplier relationships with all purchasing, manufacturing and logistics partners to maximise availability and improve lead-times whilst ensuring compliance to Páramo's policies
- Source any new, adhoc or alternative items required by Páramo
- Request, input and manage stock codes as required ensuring stock integrity and correct pricing is maintained
- Ensure all shipments from suppliers, delivered directly to garment manufacturers, are booked in and invoiced in a timely manner
- Ensure all batch codes are uploaded and the integrity of bar codes is maintained
- Work with the Supply Manager to improve systems and processes and assist with reporting, including month end processes as required.

**You Will Be**
- Analytically strong with a keen eye for detail
- Experienced in problem solving
- A good verbal and written communicator
- Adaptable with good time management skills
- Able to prioritise your own workload
- Adept with IT packages, including Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) in Maths and English.

This role is hybrid, working three days in the office and from home two days per week (days to be agreed).

**The Rewards**
- Competitive benefits and rewards including pension, health cash plan, profit related bonus scheme and free childcare at a local nursery
- Work in a friendly and informal environment
- Work for an employee-owned business where you can clearly see the effect of your efforts
- Work for an international company with values that you can believe in.

We are passionate and committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer, encouraging different perspectives and experiences to make us a more innovative and creative workplace.

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

**Benefits**:

- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Work from home

Schedule:

- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Supplemental pay types:

- Bonus scheme

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Wadhurst

Application deadline: 01/05/2023