Purchasing Assistant

Job Title Purchasing Assistant

Main purpose of the job is to assist with the purchasing of goods, materials, services and equipment to support fulfilment of customer orders

Key Responsibilities

Perform your duties as instructed by the relevant team leader, which includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Placing orders and monitoring margins
• Resolving stock delivery issues
• Source quotes for new products
• Work closely with the sales team to achieve customer satisfaction
• Liaise with our manufacturing centre
• Working with our team leaders to achieve daily business requirements
• Work with logistics team to setup collections
• Arrange supplier returns
• Producing reports on a weekly/monthly basis
• Be able to demonstrate high levels of accuracy and attention to detail
• It is essential for candidates to have a good knowledge of standard office IT packages.

Any previous experience of working in a Purchasing environment is desirable.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate company values and behaviours through your conduct in a professional and diligent manner complying with our policies and procedures:

Quality - we take pride in delivering extraordinary quality to our customers by supporting our staff and each team member caring about what they do

Collaboration - we are one team working towards one goal and aim to communicate effectively with trust and respect

Innovation - our strength is providing flexible, innovative solutions and to achieve this we conduct our roles with the same approach

Safety - of our products and of our staff within our workplace

Positive attitude to work - approaches work proactively, with positivity and energy

Effective communicator - clearly communicates information and ideas

Self-aware - recognises personal strengths and weaknesses

Team Player - develops and maintains positive working relationships with others

Resilient - functions effectively under pressure and handles difficult circumstances in an appropriate manner

Open to change - receptive to new ways of working with the ability to be flexible in approaching tasks and problems

Please submit all CVs by 17th March 2023.

Please Note this position is based in Brinkworth, Wiltshire.

Job Type: Part-time
Part-time hours: 30 per week

Salary: £17,465.00 per year

Benefits:

• On-site parking

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
We adhere to social distancing through our site and ask that between departments visitors and staff wear face masks unless unable to do so for medical reasons.

We provide disposable masks and hand gel throughout the site to maintain hygiene standards.

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Chippenham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Purch-Assistant