Purchasing Assistant Buyer - Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom - Office Angels

Office Angels Canterbury, Kent, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Description

Are you a proactive and detail-oriented individual looking for a new opportunity as a Purchasing Assistant? As a Purchasing Assistant, you will play a vital role in maintaining stock levels, managing orders, and supporting the procurement process.

If you are passionate about logistics and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you

Job Title:
Purchasing Assistant

Location:
Near Canterbury, your own transport is required due to the location of the company.

Hours:
Monday - Friday, 9am - 5pm, with 1 hour for lunch

Hybrid:
This position is office based but your new Manager is flexible if you have any appointments or reasons to work from home as and when needed
Annual leave: 22 days annual leave
Duration: 12 month fixed term contract
Your key responsibilities as a

Purchasing Assistant:
Confirm truck bookings for new stock orders while maintaining pallet count to a good number.
Order fresh produce packaging from parent and subsidiary companies using sales team data.

Liaise with all stakeholders for any new projects and take ownership for procurement input and provide feedback when required.

Chase outstanding or late deliveries and investigate invoicing queries.
Support QC on rejections for return of faulty goods and ensuring credits are received in a timely manner.
Process purchase orders for production consumables and ad hoc purchases as required by the business.
Support and input into the development of procurement processes and procedures.
Monitor delivery bookings and ensure they have been made with the warehouse or logistics.

Cover the duties of the Procurement Manager (who we recruited, they're an expert in their field) as and when necessary.

Proven experience in a similar purchasing or procurement role.
Experience of working in a high-volume manufacturing or FMCG environment ideally.

If you do please call us on ASAP or within 24 hours to discuss the position in further detail with Bonnie (Candidate Manager) or Nicola (Permanent Consultant).

Office Angels acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.

Office Angels UK is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Office Angels. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.
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