Location
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire | United Kingdom
Job description
The Recruitment Co are currently recruiting for a Purchasing Assistant on a temporary – permanent basis to work for an established, growing business in the Lytham St Annes area.
Purchasing Assistant salary: £12.47 ph (Temp rate) – £24,000 (Perm rate)
Purchasing Assistant hours: 8.30am – 5pm Monday to Thursday, 8am – 1pm Friday (37 hours per week)
Purchasing Assistant Roles and responsibilities:
- Placement of Purchase Orders through supplier base to support end to end manufacturing process
- Identify new suppliers as appropriate
- Liaise with internal departments to effectively deliver the above
- Track supplier reliability & performance
- Utilise the demand forecast to identify potential shortfalls, taking appropriate remedial action
- Review Inventory levels to measure outflow against forecast
- Ensure Suppliers deliveries meet the identified standards
- Create and maintain part data for all materials and products purchased
- Support internal & external teams with new product development
Required Skills / Qualifications:
- Strong personal organisation skills
- Ability to deal with challenging situations with a positive, constructive approach
- Strong experience of working within a production manufacturing environment with operational experience of managing customer relationships both remotely and face to face
- Previous experience of MRP (Material requirement planning) systems
- Strong Microsoft office skills
- Strong interpersonal skills, both written and oral
- Membership or working towards CIPS/ IOSCM preferred
If this sounds of interest, please do feel free to apply through the link below , or alternatively please do get in touch on 01253 751511 , or drop me a message on LinkedIn – and I will be happy to discuss further!
The Recruitment Co are an equal opportunities employer.
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The Recruitment Co. is an equal opportunities employer and we’re committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.
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