Purchasing Administrator

Salary: £30,000 – £33,600 per year

Our Client are a Manufacturing and Reuse / Recyling sustainable business who are looking to recruit a Purchasing Administrator to join their growing team based on Ecclesfield Sheffield.

You will be responsible for the purchase of goods, materials and services to ensure that the companies operational needs are met through continuity of supply, in addition to the following responsibilities:

– Purchase goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
– Two of our main operation spends are corrugate packing boxes and transport so any experience in these areas and negotiating improved business terms, would be an advantage.
– Manage inventory/facilitate timely purchase orders
– Coordinate regularly ordered items to ensure that spend is aggregated where possible to ensure best commercial return
– Develop purchasing strategies for each required product or service line that delivers the best commercial return
– Communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations
– Prepare, send and follow up basic enquiries with suppliers
– Create and maintain a supplier database including costs, prices and product data in the company
– Work with logistics, finance colleagues and suppliers to resolve discrepancies
– Collect and analyse data including reporting KPIs and supplier performances

The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate to following skills:
– Accuracy and attention to detail
– Must be computer literate and able to identify urgent requests and actions
– Fully proficient in all Microsoft applications, with a key strength in Excel and ability to create performance reports
– Experience in procurement / purchasing from within a Manufacturing Import / Export environment with SAP experience preferential
– Ability to prioritise workload and work within a team

The package will include:
– Reporting into the Head of Reuse
– Annual salary of £30,000 – £33,600
– 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
– Annual Bonus
– 6 months’ probation period
– Performance based bonus scheme after successfully passing the probation