Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant, Preston, up to £30k

My client is an extremely successful, family run distribution company who ship products worldwide and have been established for over 50 years.
Due to expansion they are looking to recruit a Purchasing Assistant for their Head Office in Preston.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ever-growing business!

Duties include;

• Raising and placing purchase orders
• Monitoring supplier order acknowledgements/confirmations
• Expediting all outstanding order lines
• Maintaining and updating internal systems/data input
• Working closely with the Category Buyer & Purchasing Manager to resolve supplier queries (e.g. deliveries, pricing, etc.)
• Dealing with imports - arranging shipments from outside the UK.
• General enquiries & related administration tasks

If you have previous purchasing experience along with working with ERP systems, possess excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a busy fast paced environment then this is the role for you!