Purchasing Administrator

Job title: Purchasing Administrator

Location: Ashford

Salary: up to £28,000

Hours: Monday to Friday 8am - 5pm

Benefits:

• 33 days inclusive of bank holidays, increasing with service
• Holiday purchase scheme (criteria applies)
• Employee Assist Programme
• Annual bonus (criteria applies)
• Company events
• Christmas shut down
• Life insurance
• Paid leave for charitable projects

Key responsibilities will be to:

• Place and track purchase orders with suppliers.
• Support with purchasing of stock to maintain required levels.
• Maintain accurate purchasing and stock records.
• Work closely with the internal sales teams.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with suppliers and vendors.
• Reconcile deliveries against purchase orders and identify any discrepancies.
• Review stock reports to ensure minimum and maximum stock levels are maintained.
• Monitor stock levels and place or adjust orders when required.

Experience and skills required:

• Strong background in administration with excellent organisation skills
• Experience in a Supply Chain, Stock Control or Inventory would be advantageous
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment and managing multiple priorities
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships
• Competent in using IT packages such as Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong attention to detail skills and a proactive approach to problem solving

Next steps:

If this sounds like the ideal position for you and you have the experience outlined above, then please apply and you will be contacted by a member of our team if your CV matches our requirements.

If you would like any further information before applying, then please call Ellie - Permanent Consultant on (phone number removed) or email (url removed)

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