Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing & Planning Assistant

Inspire Resourcing are currently recruiting for a Purchasing & Planning Assistant on behalf of our well established client based in Chesterfield.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a market leading company & begin your career with them, this role has fantastic opportunities to develop further with the company.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administrative duties including the setup of new Products, assisting in maintaining Bill of Materials, monitoring Purchase Orders and Work Orders throughout the system.
• To liaise and chase suppliers/3PL to ensure an efficient supply chain is maintained e.g. running key reports such as Kit Shortages & PO acknowledgements.
• Assist in material and componentry usage for forecasting, to ensure a lean and viable stock holding is maintained.
• Effective control of phasing in & out parts and products e.g., all different skus/stock information.
• To assist with editing any documentation or system information on product specifications.
• Propose solutions to solve daily supply issues.
• Assist in the prospecting of new suppliers.
• Maintaining of supplier database.
• Maintain and develop relationships with existing and new suppliers.
• To build strong rapports with other departments within the business to ensure as a department we are working collaboratively to solve problems.
• Communicate & report effectively to colleagues.

Personal Specification:

• A level of higher Education is preferred.
• Purchasing experience within an MRP environment is useful.
• Experience within a high-volume environment would be an advantage.
• Excellent IT skills including MS Office. Strong Excel skills are required.
• Strong communication skills.
• Excellent relationship building skills.
• To be more proactive than reactive.
• Ability to work well as part of a team but to also be self-motivated and able to work independently is important.
• Ability to prioritise workload without supervision.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

20k - 24k DOE

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay