PURCHASING ASSISTANT

Telford

Permanent

Salary: Up to £26,000 per annum (d.o.e) + Bonus

Package: Annual leave increase with service up to 25 days + Stats

Quarterly bonus

Employee Assistance Programme

Pension

Hours: Monday - Friday 40 hours per week

Do you want to work for a well-established and reputable company within their sector?

This client has ambitious plans for growth over the next few years, therefore this is an excellent opportunity for someone who would like the opportunity to grow and develop their career within Procurement. This is a role with excellent progression and career development opportunities for the right individual.

Our client looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join their team on a permanent basis. The purpose of the role is to assist with the day-to-day supply chain and purchasing activities to ensure the effective flow of product to fulfil sales and service agreements. This is a key role within the business that will see you interacting with other departments to allow proactive planning from a supply chain and stock perspective.

As the Purchasing Assistant, you will be responsible for:

* Raising, placing and progress-chasing purchase orders

* Assist in the sourcing of new products and requesting information from suppliers

* Resolving supplier issues including product, supplier performance and special requests

* Assisting with cost-saving projects and initiatives

* Monitoring inventory levels to ensure stock holding is within min/max levels and effective values

We are looking for someone who:

* Previous experience in a purchasing administrator / purchasing assistant / Supply Chain Administrator role

* Strong communication skills with the confidence to fact-find, negotiate, and query where necessary

* Strong IT Skills and experience with a MRP/ERP system would be advantageous

* Experience working with a high volume of SKU's and a good grounding of stock control principles would be ideal but not essential

The application process:

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse, and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won't be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client. Whether you're seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you'll find us easy to deal with. Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales. Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment. With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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