Purchasing Assistant

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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

**Job Description**:
Who We Are

We are Teledyne Energetics UK, part of the wider Teledyne UK group, who have been designing and developing solutions for the safety, arming, and initiation technology sector since 1984.

We are a small, friendly team based in Lincoln who have big plans for future growth and expanding our business. We value a positive attitude and eagerness to learn from our employees, alongside skills and experience, and are interested in hearing from people who want to have a real career, instead of ‘just another job’.

What You'll be Involved in

As a Purchasing Assistant at Teledyne Energetics, you will be an essential part of our business support team. You will work closely with the Purchasing Manager, Manufacturing Manager and Engineering Manager to ensure materials, equipment and services are procured on time, to a high standard and efficiently. There will be opportunity for further professional training and certification as part of your career development.

Key responsibilities of the role include:
- Issuing purchase orders to suppliers and manufacturers.- Maintenance of material master data in the MRP system.- Communicating with the team on supply issues and action status.- Following up with suppliers.- Assisting in the negotiation of contracts with major suppliers.- Assisting with supplier audits.

What We're Looking for in You

Other desirable skills and experience include:
- Experienced in use of ERP / MRP software, preferably SAP.- Strong organisational and time management skills.- Attention to detail and a commitment to maintain high accuracy.- Qualification in business studies, purchasing, logistics, marketing or supply chain management.

Due to the nature of this role, you must be able to gain full UK Security clearance once in the business.

What We Can Offer You- No shift work and an early finish on a Friday - the site works a standard 37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday: 7.30am - 4.00pm, (7.30am - 12.30pm).- Permanent employment contract.- Ongoing training and support. Teledyne UK Company Benefits
- As part of the wider Teledyne UK group, we also offer our employees a range of company benefits that include:_- Salary sacrifice-led pension plan that matches employee contributions up to 6%.- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.- Free life assurance cover at the value of four times basic annual salary.- 25 days holiday per annum, plus bank holidays.- Holiday purchase scheme which enables employees to purchase an additional week’s worth of annual leave each year.- Internal reward and recognition scheme linked to internal benefits platform.- Employee Assistance Programme.- Comprehensive wellbeing programme that supports employees with their physical, mental and financial health, as well as their cultural/environmental wellbeing.- Competitive employee discounts platform that provides employees with discounts with leading brands/retailers.- Cycle to Work scheme.- Enhanced family-friendly benefits and policies.- Company sick pay.- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee that supports and champions employee diversity.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

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