Purchasing Assistant

Salary: £30,000 per year

Mercury Talent are recruiting for a Purchasing Assistant within an expanding and successful manafacturing company working within the construction industry. Thie Purchasing assistant is a new role and will be supporting the Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager to further enhance the capabilities of their Purchasing Team. A competitive salary of c£30,000is on offer.
Supporting the Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager, your role will include:
* Daily maintenance of orderbooks, customer and supplier and supply chain data
* Assist the Purchasing Manager in finding solutions to potential supply risks
* Liaise with suppliers on lead times highlighting any supply challenges to management
* Identify improvements with the supply chain cycle
* Order materials from agreed nominated suppliers
* Generate internal works orders
* Work closely with the Production team
* Generate daily, weekly and monthly reports
* Building strong working relationships with internal stakeholders, ensuring communication is accurate and clear.
Who are we looking for?
Are you a Purchasing Administrator/Assistant with a can-do attitude who can handle day to day challenges and offer creative solutions to improve our purchasing and supply chain processes? Perhaps you have a strong background in Sales Administration and are looking to move into purchasing? Are you a great team player? Then we are looking for you.
have:
* A passion to learn about their industry and processes
* Supply Chain experience is prefereble however a strong sales admin/support role would give you the transferable skills. The successful candidate will ideally have worked in a similar construction orientated environment
* Strong persuasive and negotiation skills
* The ability to build a rapport and relationships effectively
* A professional and pro-active attitude
* A proven team player
* Strong organisational skills
* Great MS Office skills, computer literacy
* Resilient and tenacious ideally with experience of working in a fast paced, dynamic environment
If this sounds your ideal next career role, please contact Talent without delay
Purchasing + Sales Support + Administration + Communication + negotiation