Purchasing Assistant

2 weeks ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom The Best Connection Employment Group Full time

Currently seeking Purchaser for a Manufacturer of Drying and Curing of materials in the Nottingham area. This role is a temp to perm position which after a successful trial period you will become a permanent employee and the pay for this role is £30,000 to £40,000 depending on experience and abilities.

**Summary of Role**:
Keep on top of a company's supply needs. Seek out high-quality goods/suppliers and negotiate strategically. Introduce professional purchasing practices to the company. Communicate with colleagues and management. Ensure that the companies production flows efficiently with regards to component supply.

**Responsibilities of the Purchaser**:

- Gain an understanding of the company’s activities, products and strategy.
- Places supply orders for components.
- Agrees suitable purchasing approaches and strategies with management, and then implements them.
- Investigates the possible suppliers and agrees with Ops and Technical management the most suitable ones.
- Communicates with management, follows company authorisation procedures and gains any necessary approval for purchasing contracts with new vendors or on new supplies.
- Continuously comparison shops and negotiates to make sure the company gets the best possible prices on needed supplies.
- Oversees supply chain management.
- Communicates with suppliers and to make sure supplies get where they need to be when they need to be, even when a deadline is tight.
- Forecasts demand for certain products and makes orders accordingly.
- Checks inventory, tracks how inventory is used, and adjusts purchasing habits in accord with apparent trends.
- Keeps a well-organised collection of contracts for easy reference when needed.
- Attends conferences to meet potential new suppliers and glean insight from other professionals in the purchasing field.

**Requirements of the Purchaser**:

- Proven Purchasing experience.
- Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management.
- Strong negotiation and planning skills.
- Capability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures.
- Solid judgement along with decision making skills.
- The ability to positively communicate with your colleagues, management and suppliers in a timely and concise manner.
- Team player who will work with others to achieve company goals.
- Hardworking, focused on meeting deadlines and exceeding targets.
- Customer (internal and external) focused attitude.
- Experience of working with SAP would be beneficial.
- Some experience of engineered products would be useful.

If you are interested in this role please give the office a call on the below number

**Benefits & Requirements**:

- 28 days Paid Annual Leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holiday)
- Ongoing Assignment
- Possible permanent position following a successful trial period

**How to achieve higher pay rate**:
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