Purchasing Assistant

**About the Company**

Plus Exhibition Stands is a family run leading provider of high-quality exhibition stands and trade show displays. With a strong commitment to delivering exceptional products and services, we have been a trusted partner to businesses looking to make a lasting impression at events and exhibitions. Our team is dedicated to innovation, creativity, and customer satisfaction.

**Job Overview**

As our business is steadily expanding, we now require a Purchasing Assistant, who is detail oriented, to join our team

This is an exciting new role for our company, working with an enthusiastic workforce, with lots of opportunities to grow and develop as our business grows.

We are looking for someone who has the ability to multi-task within the business where required.

**You will be responsible for**:

- Monitoring stock levels & placing orders when required
- Raising purchase orders, ensuring all details are correct
- Developing and nurturing relationships with suppliers
- Negotiating the best prices and contracts with suppliers old and new
- Maintaining supplier records
- Liaising with our suppliers to ensure that delivery schedules align with business needs
- Maintaining accurate pricing and purchase records
- Communicating with the relevant teams, should there be an issue with delivery of supplies
- Invoice reconciliation and confirming orders to ensure that we receive the correct supplies
- Supporting logistics and supply chain for the business
- Reviewing market trends to assist with identifying potential suppliers, comparing who can offer the best product at the most competitive price
- Ad hoc duties as required

Another key area of the role includes our Transport processes. You will be responsible for coordinating with transportation companies to ensure that our business needs are met. This could include but is not limited to, sourcing hire vans, securing the best price for any mechanical work that our own fleet requires etc

**Experience**
- Experience in an administrative role. If this is based in purchasing/procurement that would be beneficial but not essential as training will be provided.
- Exceptional attention to detail
- Ability to work to strict deadlines
- Strong & effective negotiation skills
- Ability to accurately record data
- Excellent numerical skills
- Ability to learn quickly
- Team player, working collaboratively with a number of teams within the business
- Ability to communicate at all levels with great interpersonal skills
- Strong time management and organisational skills
- Confidence when working with computers, experience of G suite is beneficial

**Additional Information**

Our people are our greatest asset, that is why we offer a number of benefits including:

- A competitive pay/compensation package, including enhanced holiday allowance
- Training to help you advance your career with us and achieve your goals
- Cycle to work scheme
- want to own a bike but don't want to pay outright? We can help with that
- Paid jury service
- lets be honest, most of us don't want to do jury service, but it's our public duty so if you’re called up, we’ll make sure you aren't left out of pocket.
- Pension
- We all need to prepare for the future, so, once you’ve been with the company for 3 months you’ll be automatically enrolled in our pension plan.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- this great benefit provides support no matter what you’re going through, mental health struggles, financial struggles, simply need some advice about your mortgage? The EAP can help you.
- Company wide social events twice a year
- Free parking

All of this is provided in a supportive environment that can help you and the business to flourish.

This position is full time, working 35 hours per week.

**Salary**: £22,000-26,000+ Per annum depending on experience

**SALARY IS NEGOTIABLE AND DEPENDENT ON SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**

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

Pay: £22,000.00-£26,000.00 per year

Work Location: In person