Purchase Assistant

1 day ago


Sunderland, United Kingdom Smart Manufacturing Solutions Full time

**Post Title: Purchasing Assistant (Maternity Cover)**

**Reporting to: Senior Plant Buyer**

**Location: Sunderland**

**Purpose**

As the Purchasing Assistant you will take a leading role to deliver best in class purchasing across the plant and deputise when required. You will report directly into the Senior Plant Buyer, providing end to end operational and strategic support.

**Main Tasks and Responsibilities**

**Functional Responsibilities**:

- To provide support to a high performing purchasing team, delivering best in class purchasing across the plant.
- To provide a full range of administration support to the business.

**Individual Responsibilities**:

- Process Request for Spends and ensure they comply with Purchasing Policies and Guidelines
- Manage and develop purchasing documentation
- Process supplier invoice queries
- Assist and provide support to other departments with SAP issues and learning
- New Supplier Set ups
- Expediting of orders to ensure timely delivery
- Co-ordinate meeting room bookings and assist with meeting preparations as required i.e., ordering of refreshments, photocopying of materials, etc.
- Other duties commensurate to the role.

**Measureables / Success Criteria**:

- Zero Accidents
- Reporting Near Misses
- Adherence to Health and Safety requirements.

**Employment Prereequisites**

**Essential**:

- Bright forward-thinking individual wanting to progress and develop.
- Experience with using SAP or a similar MRP or ERP software.
- Can demonstrate on their CV and verbally key deliverables and achievements from working with suppliers
- Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages i.e., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook

**Desirable**:

- Experience in Automotive sector.
- Purchasing or Procurement experience

**Job Types**: Full-time, Temp to perm
Contract length: 6 months

**Salary**: £20,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- On-site parking

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday


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