Buying/Purchasing Assistant

Buying/Purchasing Assistant - Birmingham - £25k + bonus + excellent benefits

Due to continued growth and expansion with our client based in Birmingham, we are recruiting for a Buying/ Purchasing Assistant to work alongside the Purchasing Manager.

Key Duties include:

• Providing a high level of administrative support to the purchasing manager and wider team
• Ordering and procurement process of materials and stock
• Keep track of deliveries, products and informing site managers of arrival
• Analysis/report preparation and stock review of various products and materials
• Updating records of product descriptions and purchase prices frequently
• Assisting colleagues in other departments on an ad hoc basis
• Dealing with daily correspondence including the preparation of letters and emails
• Liaising with suppliers and dealing with any queries/issues such as product availability, requesting quotations and querying lead times etc.
• Liaising with suppliers to get the best trade prices they can offer
• Raising and emailing purchase orders to suppliers
• Research and sourcing of products while searching for the best available prices.
• Managing other general administrative duties such as the stationary orders and weekly shopping deliveries.

No qualifications necessary for this role however knowledge and experience of the industry is preferred

Hours - 9am - 5:30pm office based

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