Purchasing Assistant

2 days ago


Plymouth, United Kingdom Pertemps TM Full time
Purchasing Assistant – Plymouth
An opportunity has arisen for a Purchasing Assistant to join a well established and reputable sub-contractor on a permanent basis. This company provide a range of Fire Safety services to a range of clients. As a Purchasing Assistant you will work closely and effectively with the purchasing team, in order to support the project managers ensure a timely delivery of stock to customer sites. You will be confident in negotiations and talking with a variety or suppliers to achieve the best possible price This position will be office based, full time, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities:
  • Liaising with suppliers and internal departments
  • Negotiations with suppliers 
  • Conducting Supplier reviews 
  • Purchasing per project based on the bill of quantities within the budget set
  • Reactive purchasing based on on-site requisitions 
  • Meeting deadlines for goods to get to site 
  • Resolving account queries and ordering issues 
  • Carrying out tender exercises annually, per spend category
Skills:
  • Background in construction/understanding of construction materials desirable  
  • Excellent attention to detail, able to gather, interpret and present data
  • Excellent communication skills, both internally and externally
  • Highly organised
  • Negotiation skills
  • Strong IT skills including Excel
  • Ideally come from a buying/procurement background 
If you would like to discuss, please do call RGB Recruitment Exeter and ask for Nicky Harris.


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