Purchasing Assistant

Are you looking to progress your experience within supply chain, procurement, buying and purchasing? Do you have experience within purchasing or procurement? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you to start the new year. You will be reporting directly to the purchasing manager and focus on supporting with the effectiveness of the procurement department. Based in Stonehouse Stroud, working Monday – Friday 08:30am – 17:00pm with a salary of up to £27,000 with a great benefits package.

Benefits:

• 23 days holiday + bank holiday
• Casual dress
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee discount
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Private medical insurance
• Referral programme
• Wellness programmes

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Assist in developing and implementing purchasing strategies, and support Logistics and Supply Chain functions with transportation, storage and distribution of components to maintain appropriate stock levels
• Implement key performance metrics and reports for key stakeholder’s review
• Maintain procurement business information systems
• Assist commercial negotiations with suppliers establishing suitable terms and conditions, taking into account technical and legal considerations plus where applicable commodity pricing to ensure business requirements are met or exceeded
• Monitor and report supplier’s performance and competitiveness through relevant KPI’s
• Expedite orders and maintain up-to-date delivery requirements
• Hands on and positive approach to problem solving

Skills and Attributes:

• Ability to prioritise multiple tasks in a calm manner
• Less than a years experience within a manafacturing environment or more than a years experience elsewhere
• Ability to communicate via phone and email.

If this role sounds of interest to you, apply today to Elliott @ RE Recruitment today.

RE acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

RE Recruitment would like to thank you for applying for the above role. We do try to come back to all applications however if you haven’t heard from a consultant within 5 working days, this unfortunately means that you have been unsuccessful.