Procurement Specialist

3 days ago

Sudbury, Suffolk, United Kingdom Just Recruitment Group Ltd Full time
Purchasing Assistant Job Description

Just Recruitment is working with a large, global manufacturer, based on the outskirts of Sudbury, to recruit a Purchasing Assistant to support the purchasing function of the business.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Assist in the procurement of indirect materials, raw materials, and packaging materials necessary for production and projects, ensuring timely delivery, cost-effectiveness, and good quality.
  • Collaborate with Production, Logistics, Engineering, Finance, IT, and Quality Assurance teams to coordinate procurement activities and address any supply chain issues.
  • Set up new supplier accounts in our ERP (Business Central) and with Finance.
  • Liaise with suppliers on quotes, issue/release purchase orders to them, and manage order confirmation, ETA dates, and customer clearance, booking in deliveries with the Logistics team.
  • Resolve invoice queries and obtain invoices.
  • Research and identify potential new suppliers.
ERP and Documentation Management:
  • Maintain supplier and material information across our systems.
  • Build relationships with existing/potential suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure things operate smoothly and issues are resolved to the satisfaction of all parties.
  • Monitor inventory levels, analysing demand forecasts, and generating purchase orders to maintain optimal stock levels.
  • Ensure compliance with company procurement policies, industry regulations, and quality standards for products and documentation.
  • Analyse procurement and inventory data using Excel to identify trends, opportunities for cost savings, and areas for process improvement.
Requirements:
  • Understanding of purchasing and supply chain challenges and terminology.
  • Reliable, detail-oriented with the ability to manage conflicting priorities.
  • Ability to maintain and build good working relationships, internally and externally.
  • Able to communicate effectively in writing and verbally.
  • Experienced in using Microsoft Office applications, including strong Excel skills (e.g. use of pivot-tables, use of V-Lookup/X-Lookup and other data analysis techniques).
  • Willing to learn new systems and processes and drive improvement.

This is a great opportunity to progress your procurement career.

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