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Purchasing Assistant

Ideal Personnel and Recruitment Solutions
Posted 3 days ago, valid for 4 days
Location

Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire MK10 9QA

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Our client is seeking a Purchasing Assistant for a full-time, permanent position within their Logistics Team.
  • Key responsibilities include processing purchase orders, monitoring shipping information, and providing administrative support.
  • Candidates should have experience with Microsoft Office, especially Excel, along with strong organizational and communication skills.
  • Experience in an administrative or supply chain role is highly desirable for this position.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and applicants should ideally have at least 1-2 years of relevant experience.

Our client has a full time, permanent vacancy for a Purchasing Assistant to join their busy Logistics Team.

Key responsibilities for this role include:

  • Processing and placement of purchase orders
  • Monitoring delivery and shipping information; ensure all shipping documents are accurate and complete before orders are dispatched;
  • Updating order status on internal and suppliers’ systems’ enter and maintain accurate record of purchases, pricing, dates and other important data
  • Provide general administrative support to the purchasing department.
  • Communication with suppliers and other departments is an important part of the role.

Requirements:

To apply you must have experience of working with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. You will also have excellent organisation and time management skills and possess an accurate and methodical approach to your work.

You will be an excellent team player and a confident communicator, whether it be in person, via telephone or email.

Experience of working in an administrative role or supply chain role is highly desirable.

Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application straight away. Should your skills and experience be a match for this role, or any other vacancy we may have, we will normally contact you within 72 hours of receiving your application. If you wish to apply for further roles please do so.

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.