Assistant Buyer

2 months ago


Reading, United Kingdom AWE Full time

What if you could work with remarkable people on extraordinary things? What if the end result was something a little bit special? What if your role was mission critical?

For nearly 70 years, AWE has been at the forefront of nuclear weapons research and development. We have a critical mission: to provide the warheads for the UK’s ultimate deterrent - Trident. We also use our unique skills to provide wider UK government with counter-terrorism and nuclear threat reduction solutions.

It takes a special sort of person to work at AWE. What if that person was you?

AWE have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Buyer to join our growing team.

Location - Reading / Basingstoke Area

Salary starting at £28000 dependant on experience

AWE (one of the best 25 big companies to work for in the UK) offers an attractive array of benefits which include:

- Market leading contributory pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year plus every other Friday off)
- Flexible working hours
- Salary sacrifice scheme
- Hybrid working

You will be responsible for end to end management of purchase orders, including expediting and resolving invoice queries to meet business needs.

We would like you to have experience of:

- Working in a procurement or customer services function
- Working in a tea.
- Delivering objectives on time, in full
- Planning and prioritising workload
- Negotiating and influencing. Working in a highly regulated environment
- Proficient with MS Office - basic skill level in Excel

Key responsibilities:

- Using electronic purchasing systems including Oracle
- Day to day buying activities, ensuring that issues are dealt with promptly
- Operational support of supplier relationships to ensure on time delivery and payment of invoices
- Assisting with the data collection and validation of the Service
- Continuously maintaining he accuracy of purchase order data
- Developing and maintaining working relationships to ensure orders are placed promptly

Must be willing and able to obtain the necessary clearance for this role

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