Purchasing Assistant - Sheffield, United Kingdom - 2Fawcett Recruitment

2Fawcett Recruitment

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Sheffield, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Role:
Purchasing Assistant

Location:
Sheffield

Salary:
£24, £25,000

Type:
Permanent
2 Fawcett have an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Assistant to join our client within the manufacturing industry.

You will be responsible for administration and support functions within the Supply Chain & Purchasing team, such as order processing/management.

Liaising and communicate with customer & suppliers on matters of order expediting, and basic enquiries & quotation.

Duties of the Purchasing Assistant

Enter sales quotes and sales orders on ERP system
Enter purchase orders on ERP system
Performing contract reviews of entered Sales orders
Verify supplier order acknowledgments against Purchase order requirements
Expedite customer orders with internal department and update Sales team and/or customers accordingly
Assist with sales order maintenance, such as date amendments, of live and unallocated orders as necessary
Create customer specific order status reports
Update Purchase orders based on order status updates from supplier
Update Purchase order in line with monthly price surcharges adjustments
Liaise with customers regarding issuing quotations using preagreed pricing structures
Answering incoming calls within the team and handling queries
Run reports and collate data for the sales team and senior management
Any other tasks as necessary

Essential Skills of the Purchasing Administrator