Buying Office Assistant - England, United Kingdom - Elate Staffing Solutions Ltd

Description

Buying Office Assistant

Due to continued expansion, we're recruiting an experienced Buying Office Assistant to join our well established client.

Job Duties:

• Manage supplier accounts and coordinate purchase orders accordingly.
• Convert Master Planning Purchase Orders for approval.
• Maintain and action buying office emails from employees that do not have access to the ERP System.
• Source suppliers and negotiate prices with new and existing suppliers.
• Maintain new and existing supplier details.
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure that deliveries will be made to agreed schedules.
• Manage returns procedure within ERP System.
• Ensure suppliers are notified of goods to be returned and arrange the timely collection with all internal customers notified.
• Regularly check levels on stocked Indirect Supplies.
• Organise Travel arrangements for employees.
• Arrange employee payments for clothing with department managers, credit control and finance.
• Maintain continuity of leasing of company vehicles.
• Create monthly report for Purchasing Manager detailing all activities and savings.

Requirements:

• The successful candidate will have experience of working in Purchasing.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office, in particular, Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Good planning, organisational and time management skills.

Workings Hours: Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm.

Salary: Competitive.

This is a Full time, Permanent Position.