Purchasing Assistant

6 days ago

Winsford, United Kingdom Jiffy Packaging Full time

Jiffy Packaging Company Limited

Purchasing Assistant

Responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

- Ordering of materials and supplies and follow through with suppliers to ensure on time deliveries.
- Maintain records in relation to all purchases.
- Making phone calls to new and existing suppliers.
- Raising purchase orders.
- Managing invoices.
- Schedule deliveries with suppliers and hauliers and share information with logistics
- Liaise with suppliers and warehouse over incorrect or damaged deliveries
- Inform sales, customer service and manufacturing of any delays that may alter production start dates in a timely manner
- Meet and liaise with suppliers to discuss present and future requirements
- Liaise with the Supply Chain Manager with regards to new suppliers and materials and initiate the basic questionnaires
- Create and maintain a comprehensive portfolio of supplies and materials
- Developing, evaluation and monitoring of supplier relationships.

About you:

- Great IT skills including Excel and Word.
- Flexible, adaptable, a team player and problem solver with an eye for controlled budgets.
- Ability to multitask - prioritising tasks and workload effectively.
- Experience gained in a similar industry would be advantageous
- You will be a Purchasing Assistant ideally with experience working in a fast-paced FMCG Manufacturing environment.
- Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Experience with MRP based system
- Able to work on own initiative and have a track record of working to deadlines.
- Progress and find alternative raw materials for the business with an expected purchase savings of £300-400k versus £10-£11million raw material spend.
- Monitor stock levels and maintain purchase order data
- Assessing min/max levels for current and new products.
- Coordinate monthly raw material stock checks with goods-in department.

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

**Salary**: £22,000.00-£24,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Sick pay

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: One location

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