Purchasing Administrator

Purchasing Administrator

Location: Oldham
Job Type: Temporary (Initial 3-Month Assignment, with the potential to roll on)
Pay Rate: £14.00 per hour
Hours: 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Thursday and 4pm finish on Friday.

About the Role

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Purchasing Administrator to join a busy and supportive finance team based in Oldham. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with previous purchasing or procurement administration experience who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and has strong organisational skills.

This role is offered on an initial 3-month temporary contract, with the possibility of extension based on business needs and performance.

Key Responsibilities

As Purchasing Administrator, your duties will include:

• Raising purchase orders for stocked and non-stocked items.
• Monitoring and updating open purchase orders, delivery dates and supplier information.
• Chasing suppliers for outstanding deliveries and providing updates to internal departments.
• Ordering office stationery and other business supplies.
• Processing one-off purchases using the company credit card.
• Assisting with stock takes, investigating stock discrepancies and supporting inventory accuracy.
• Maintaining product and supplier information within the ERP system, including pricing and part numbers.
• Liaising with internal departments to resolve purchasing and stock-related queries.
• Uploading monthly forecasts and supporting production planning.
• Coordinating component purchases and distribution to overseas manufacturing sites.
• Gathering and maintaining supplier documentation, including Country of Origin information.
• Responding promptly to supplier and customer enquiries via email and telephone.
• Validating Bills of Materials (BOMs) and obtaining management approval where required.
• Reviewing production schedules to anticipate future purchasing requirements.
• Booking shipments into stock and coordinating warehouse notifications.
• Supporting incoming telephone calls and directing enquiries appropriately.
• Assisting with cash safe administration, including processing requests, audits and stock checks where required.

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have:

• Previous experience in a Purchasing Administrator, Procurement Administrator or similar administrative role.
• A Business Administration qualification (desirable but not essential).
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build strong working relationships.
• A proactive and organised approach with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Experience using ERP systems would be advantageous.

What's on Offer

• £14.00 per hour.
• Initial 3-month temporary assignment with the potential to be extended.
• Monday to Friday working hours.
• Opportunity to join a well-established and professional business.
• Supportive team environment with varied and interesting responsibilities.

If you're an organised administrator with purchasing experience and are available to start a new temporary opportunity, we'd love to hear from you. Apply today!

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