Assistant Buyer - Cricklade, United Kingdom - Purely Recruitment Solutions

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Cricklade, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Assistant Buyer

Cricklade

Full-time Permanent
Our client, a design, manufacturing and installation company are recruiting for an Assistant Buyer to join their team.


Responsibilities:


  • Raise orders and purchase goods, materials, components, or services in line with specific cost and quality
  • Progress chasing of purchase order and providing updates at weekly meetings
  • Help negotiate contracts, improve process and terms of business
  • Review opportunities to make project/company wide savings utilising negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods
  • Support the purchasing function and other relevant departments and communicate any supply problems which may impact on the project
  • Work closely with the Procurement manager to ensure timely supply of goods
  • Assist with the analysis on costs, new and existing, and review cost reduction activities
  • Assist with reports and updates as and when required
  • Analysis stock levels to determine appropriate order schedules for procurement Manager to review
  • Assist with contacting suppliers to resolve price, quality, delivery or invoice issues
  • Ensure compliance to company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures during supplier negotiations and contracts award process
  • Allocation of components on to Sage 50 following the internal drawing information pack
  • Scan delivery notes and book in goods received using Sage 50
  • Create GRN and following Goods In procedure for COSHH
  • Manage and maintain pallet photos into project folders
  • Creation of delivery notes for goods being despatched directly to site
  • Assistant Production with planning and arranging logistics for shipping to the site within budgets
  • Following all the requirements of the company health and safety policies and procedures, contributing to achieving objectives
  • Understanding your role within the companies quality management system, aiming to improve performance and achieve objectives
  • Carry out any other duties as required

Skills Required:

  • Accurate and strong attention to details
  • Ability to multitask and make timely decisions
  • Ability to negotiate and adapt to situation
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient in MS Office

Desirable:
Experience in purchasing environment

A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar role

Understanding of general finance and budgeting and Level 2 in CIPS


Hours of Work:
Monday to Friday 8.00am - 5.00pm


Benefits:


  • Holiday entitlement starting at 2 days plus bank holidays
  • Additional long service holidays at 5 and 10 years
  • Health Plan Package includes: Private Health Medical Care
  • Critical Illness Cover
  • Income Protection Cover
  • Life Cover (Death in Service)
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