Purchasing Desk Assistant - London, United Kingdom - Marwood Group Limited

Marwood Group Limited

Verified Company

London, United Kingdom

1 week ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

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Description

Marwood Group is a non-mechanical plant hire organisation, who specialise in goods handling, forklift equipment, equipment refurbishment, crane accessories, etc.

With over 40 years' experience in non-mechanical products and 17 depots around the UK, we have a wealth of knowledge and technical information to bring to our customers.

This role is being offered on a permanent basis and is based in our

Beckton Head Office:
E6 6JG.

Job Summary

Supporting Group Purchasing Manager to deliver:

Supply Chain efficiency
Optimum quality, cost & delivery reliability
Equipment Safety Record maintenance

Key Responsibilities:

Answering & responding to Depot enquiries
Updating Company equipment safety records
Issuing & controlling purchase of PPE

Specific Tasks:

Progress purchase orders and delivery schedules; ensuring delivery dates are met. Advising the Group Purchasing Manager immediately of any impending delays.
Receive sale enquiries for nonstocked equipment; to act upon requests by obtaining supplier quotations, availability and carriage costs.
Reconciling supplier order confirmations, invoices and delivery notes against purchase orders, question and resolve differences when found.
Input information to Syrinx and other internal programs, ensuring its validity and accuracy.
Filing, scanning and safe storing of all job and department records & correspondence; general housekeeping of computerised purchase records.
Schedule order deliveries & maintain log of anticipated delivery dates in a central register. Advise Depots accordingly
Resource suppliers appropriate to enquiry; solicit experienced advice
Liaise with Suppliers
Purchase Order authorisation within credit limit.
Log & supervise response to depot enquiries (MG16s)
Raise orders in response to successful depot quotations
Raise purchase receipts after POD received
Chase PODs
Issue plant numbers for new equipment
Transfer sales stock to hire fleet as required
Maintain hire fleet current safety records updates
Liaise with accounts department to verify general purchase ledger invoices against POs and PODs
Supervise the provision of all company PPE requirements, monitor requests, order as necessary & organise delivery & issue
Continually evaluate prices

Please note working hours are 8.30am - 5.30pm with 1 hour for lunch.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent

Salary:
Up to £27,000.00 per year

Benefits: