Purchasing & Transport Coordinator - Mossley, United Kingdom - Mpeople

Mpeople

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Mossley, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Mpeople Recruitment are currently seeking an enthusiastic and hard-working
Purchasing & Transport Coordinator on behalf of a reputable manufacturing client based in
Mossley, Ashton-Under-Lyne
(OL5).

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a small yet thriving business that have experienced great business growth in the past few years, and still have big plans for further growth in the coming years.

Office Hours: 08:30 - 17:00 Monday to Thursday, 08:30 - 16:00 Friday

Location: Mossley (OL5)
Salary: £25,000 £27,000

The Purchasing and Transport Coordinator will be responsible for the purchasing of materials for the manufacturing team and supplier management, as well as arranging transport of goods from the business' manufacturing site to customers.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

Liaising with local and national suppliers to order raw materials for manufacturing. Working from existing price lists and with existing suppliers.
Having a commercial sense of choosing which supplier to go with taking into account the speed of delivery as well as the cost. Our client does prefer to use local suppliers due to supporting local businesses, and reducing their carbon footprint, so this would be preferred wherever possible.
Monthly stock take of raw materials in the production area
Liaising with production in relation to their schedule to try and plan ahead with ordering
Organising customer deliveries liaising with a number of external transport companies to negotiate the best price possible for each order (local and national transport providers)
Ensuring correct transport is booked dependent on pallet size required for each order
Completing delivery notes
Invoicing customers
Processing customer orders on the CRM system
Producing and sending out quotations to customers (existing customers and new enquiries)
Any other ad hoc administrative jobs as required
Have office administration experience within the manufacturing is preferred.
Have experience within purchasing and supplier management (desirable)
Have experience within organising transport (desirable)
Be hardworking, reliable, and punctual.
Be commercially aware.
Have great attention to detail and ability to maintain great levels of accuracy whilst working in a fastpaced environment.
Be a great team player that is helpful, polite and wants to contribute towards the success of the business.