Purchasing Assistant

We at Work Lyf Group are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Purchasing Assistant to join our client’s team and support the smooth operation of the procurement processes. As a Purchasing Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our client’s supply chain runs efficiently, helping them maintain strong supplier relationships and meet the needs of our growing business.

Key Responsibilities

As a Purchasing Assistant, your day-to-day tasks will include:

• Raising and expediting purchase orders to meet business demands
• Communicating with suppliers via phone and email
• Coordinating delivery schedules, managing back orders, and resolving shortages or returns
• Matching supplier order confirmations with internal purchase orders
• Maintaining accurate pricing and stock ordering policies
• Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies
• Collaborating with internal departments to ensure seamless purchasing support
• Handling ad-hoc indirect purchasing requests
• Attending occasional face-to-face supplier meetings
• Identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvements

What We’re Looking For

To succeed as a Purchasing Assistant, you should bring:

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• A proactive, team-oriented mindset
• Solid IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Reliable time management and organisational skills
• The ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload

Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:30 (30-minute unpaid break)

Work Lyf Group is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy.