Purchasing Assistant

2 weeks ago


Plymouth, United Kingdom Protective Wear Supplies Ltd Full time

Are you passionate about procurement?

If you are a Purchasing Assistant, Buyer, or have experience working within a procurement environment, we have an exciting opportunity for you to join our growing team.

If successful, you will play a key role within our Purchasing department, ensuring stock levels are consistently maintained to deliver a high quality, reliable service for our customers.

**About Protective Wear Supplies**:
PWS is on a mission to become the number one workwear and PPE provider in the UK.

With offices based in the ocean city of Plymouth, Protective Wear Supplies (PWS) provides safety and workwear to thousands of customers across the UK. PWS has also developed a growing a range of own brand products which aim to be industry disrupters in their market.

Our team is at the heart of our business and is integral to our success. We work hard to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration and empowerment.

**How we will support you**:
At PWS, our managers and supervisors actively work with their team to ensure every member feels supported and valued through dedicated and regular performance and development reviews. We truly believe in developing and championing our staff and are committed to helping every individual to reach their full potential.

**Your typical day will look like**:
Placing purchase orders including processed stock.

Managing order confirmations.

Expediting orders and managing delivery dates with suppliers.

Processing customer returns/faulty garments.

Processing importing paperwork/incoming deliveries.

Reporting on daily KPIs.

**You will have**:
Experience in a purchasing environment.

Minimum 2 years administrative experience.

A thorough understanding of all inventory performance KPIs.

Proven experience in inventory planning and management.

A high level of competency in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Word to support efficient delivery in all tasks.

**You will be**:
Confident.

Positive.

A team player.

A problem solver.

An excellent communicator.

Keen to learn.

Highly organised with an eye for detail.

Reliable and committed.

A hard worker.

Driven and enthusiastic.

For a full job description of roles and responsibilities for the Purchasing Assistant position, or to find out more about the role, please get in touch.

If you are excited by this opportunity to join our team, it’d be great to hear from you.

**Salary**: DOE

**Benefits**:

- Company pension scheme
- Employee discount
- Free on-site parking

**Schedule**:

- 40 hours per week
- Monday to Friday, 8.00am - 4.30pm

**Education**:

- GCSE level or equivalent in Maths and English (Grades A*- C or 9 - 4)

Application deadline: 21/06/2024

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

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Plymouth: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 21/06/2024
Reference ID: Purchasing Assistant June 24 FT P


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