Purchasing Administrator

**Job title:  Purchasing Administrator**

**Job Location: Milton Keynes**

**ABOUT US -**

Hi, we’re ERIKS - a leading Specialised Industrial Service Provider.

We offer a wide range of innovative and high-quality mechanical engineering components and logistics services from our over 200 locations across the UK & Ireland. We provide our customers with the parts and products they need, sometimes partnering with them in their own locations as a seamless extension of their own team.

Our mission is to make our customer’s industry work better.

We know and understand that our people are critical to our success, providing our customers with specialist knowledge and world-class service.

Which is where you come in

**ABOUT YOU -**

You’re driven by the thought of delivering customer service excellence onsite with some of the most recognised names in industry. The idea of autonomy and responsibility to develop business and relationships onsite doesn’t phase you, in fact, you relish the opportunity to develop with ERIKS.

Your main skills will include:

- Organisation
- Problem solving
- Customer focus
- Communication

**ABOUT THE ROLE -**
- Effective ordering of stock items via our in-house system
- Responding to client enquiries and requests
- Keep order expediting up to date
- Being initial and key point of contact for the customer
- Establishing relationships with suppliers and customers
- Receipting deliveries of goods to ensure the correct items were received with the expected standard of quality
- Negotiating prices and delivery schedules with suppliers
- Supporting the Customer Operations Manager in sourcing activities

**Experience/ skills required**
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Positive 'can-do' attitude
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels
- Administrative Skills - Confident and able to work with Microsoft packages such as outlook and excel
- Knowledge of a similar industry is preferable but **not** essential

**Why ERIKS?**

By joining ERIKS, you’ll be part of something special.

Being part of something special means more than just the work you do. It's the great people you work with, the support you receive from your managers, and the specialism that is at the core of everything we do at ERIKS.

Whether it’s development that is built around you and your career goals or the opportunity to be part of something much bigger than the team you join, it’s all here for you at ERIKS.

**What are you waiting for? We can’t do it without you**

**Your offer**:
**And if that wasn't enough to pique your interest, we also offer a very competitive salary and a range of benefits including**:
**On top of a competitive salary our benefits include**:

- 25 days plus bank holidays annual holiday entitlement
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme including

Life, Money and Wellbeing support

Unlimited Video GP Appointments

8 Mental Health Therapy session a year

2 Medical second opinion consultation per year
- Company Sick Pay
- Group Income Protection - after a period of sickness absence
- Onsite Parking at all our sites
- Long service recognition
- Free unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
- Free ERIKS Branded workwear
- Free Eye tests

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Milton Keynes: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Procurement: 1 year (preferred)
- Purchasing: 1 year (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: R0010567