Purchasing Administrator in Barnsley

Purchasing Administrator
Location: Barnsley
Salary: £competitive
Job Type: Full-time, Permanent – Onsite

Elevation Recruitment are recruiting for a Purchasing Administrator to join a busy and growing team, providing essential purchasing and administrative support to the Buying function. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with previous purchasing or procurement experience who enjoys working with suppliers, negotiating competitive prices and identifying opportunities to reduce costs, as well as focus on the administration for this department. Working for a leading wholesaler, based in Barnsley

You'll play an important role in managing supplier relationships, particularly with Far Eastern suppliers, ensuring the business secures the best possible pricing while maintaining accurate purchasing records and efficient procurement processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Liaising directly with Far Eastern suppliers to obtain competitive pricing and build strong working relationships.
• Negotiating cost reductions, particularly on repeat and ongoing purchase orders.
• Challenging supplier price increases and proactively identifying opportunities to secure savings.
• Processing and administering purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
• Checking purchase order details, quantities, costs and delivery dates.
• Reviewing supplier confirmations to ensure pricing and order details are correct.
• Investigating and resolving discrepancies between purchase orders, supplier confirmations and invoices.
• Working closely with internal departments, particularly Buying and Shipping, to understand purchasing requirements and demand.
• Maintaining accurate purchasing records and ensuring all relevant information is up to date.
• Supporting the wider Buying team with day-to-day purchasing and administrative activities.

I am looking for someone who is commercially minded, confident dealing with suppliers and able to take a proactive approach to purchasing.

Ideally, you'll have:

• Previous experience within purchasing, procurement or purchasing administration.
• Experience dealing directly with suppliers and managing supplier relationships.
• Confidence negotiating pricing and challenging supplier cost increases.
• Good commercial awareness with a focus on securing cost savings and protecting margins.
• Competent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple purchase orders and priorities.
• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Confident communication and negotiation skills.
• A proactive approach with the ability to use your own initiative.
• A varied role working closely with Buying and Shipping teams.

Interested?

If you have purchasing experience, enjoy negotiating with suppliers and have a commercially focused approach to securing the best prices, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today to find out more about this exciting opportunity!