Procurement Assistant

2 weeks ago

Nottingham, United Kingdom Macfarlane Packaging Full time

**Procurement Assistant**
**Location: Nottingham**
**Package: Basic Salary up to £24,000 (dependent on experience)**
**Plus, company benefits**
**Sector: Packaging distribution**
**The Company**
Greenwoods Stock Boxes, part of Macfarlane Group PLC, the UK’s largest packaging distributor are seeking to recruit an experienced procurement/purchasing assistant to join our established team based at their offices based in Nottingham. As a business, we arepassionate about providing fully integrated and innovative packaging solutions augmented by outstanding customer service. As a Group we are continuing to grow significantly and are always keen to attract talented new individuals to our business.
**The Procurement Assistant Role**
Working as a member of our local procurement team, your role will support the site at which you are based whilst upholding the company wide National procurement strategy.
Within this role you will be primarily focused on stock control duties, but also gain varied exposure to wider procurement tasks and scenarios whilst actively focusing on ensuring that correct stock levels are ordered and held for customers.
**Procurement Assistant Key Duties**
Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the Procurement Assistant role will require the following activity
- Directly supporting the local team of buyers with day-to-day procurement activity
- To purchase standard and non-standard stock items, maintaining cost effective stock levels
- Develop a full understanding of the total supply chain function
- Actively seek to reduce stock holding and material costs
- To ensure that purchasing transactions are carried out in the timeliest and cost-effective manner
- Administer purchase orders and all other associated administration
- Liaise with existing suppliers and source alternative suppliers when necessary
- Develop awareness of the profit implication of stock holding costs, including redundant and damaged stock
- Develop and maintain a good knowledge of all packaging solutions

**Do you have the correct profile?**
**The Package**
From the commencement of your employment, your paid holiday entitlement will be at the rate of 23 days per calendar year, plus bank holidays, this increases with service. We also offer a competitive basic starting salary. Macfarlane Group is also dedicatedto maximizing every employee’s potential, by providing career development plans and pathways in an environment that fosters personal growth and continuous improvement.
**How to apply/next steps**
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