Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant, Preston, up to £30kMy client is an extremely successful, family run distribution company who ship products worldwide and have been established for over 50 years.Due to expansion they are looking to recruit a Purchasing Assistant for their Head Office in Preston.This is an exciting opportunity to join an ever-growing business! Duties include;

• Raising and placing purchase orders
• Monitoring supplier order acknowledgements/confirmations
• Expediting all outstanding order lines
• Maintaining and updating internal systems/data input
• Working closely with the Category Buyer & Purchasing Manager to resolve supplier queries (e.g. deliveries, pricing, etc.)
• Dealing with imports - arranging shipments from outside the UK.
• General enquiries & related administration tasks

If you have previous purchasing experience along with working with ERP systems, possess excellent organisational and communication skills, and the ability to multi-task in a busy fast paced environment then this is the role for you!