Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant

Swansea

23965/900

£24,000 - £28,000 plus excellent benefits package

Benefits Package:

• A starting salary of between £24,000 - £28,000
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays
• Company sick pay
• Early finish on a Friday - 12:30pm!!
• Pension scheme
• Christmas Shutdown
• Attendance bonuses

A market leading manufacturer who specialises in the supply of high-quality components are currently looking to recruit a Purchasing Assistant. This business has developed over 150 variations and are experience excellent growth year on year.

Role & Responsibilities:

• Processing purchase orders and updating the team on the status of orders and any risks to supply.
• Continuously pursue cost effective material purchase to aid efficient production and manage PPE stock, pricing, and usage rates by staff.
• Building relationships with suppliers and negotiating for best price, MOQ's, and delivery times scales.
• Contacting suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery, or invoice issues
• Updating MRP system and purchased parts information to ensure pricing information, min. order quantities, re-order points and usage rates are accurate.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience as a Purchasing Assistant or an Assistant Buyer within a Manufacturing or Engineering Company.
• Have a good understanding of purchasing processes
• Have commercial awareness and an excellent attention to detail ensuring all purchase orders are accurate.

If you are interested in more information please contact Sam Paynter.

If you are interested in this position please click 'apply'.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.