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An excellent opportunity for an Experienced Purchasing Assistant to join a well-established company based in Ashton in Makerfield.
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent.
Salary: Competitive Salary, Depending on Experience.
About The Company
They are experts in the design and manufacture of specialist steel pallets, stillages and racks for a diverse range of industries located in the UK, Europe and internationally. For over 40 years the company has been the UK’s leading manufacturer in their field.
They are now looking to recruit an experienced Purchasing Assistant to provide support to Purchasing Manager in day-to-day duties.
Role & Requirements
- Setting up many varied types of excel spreadsheets, relating to the procurement of bought out products, to which is used to this present day.
- Putting in place spread sheets and procedures detailing departmental usage of all shop floor consumable products used, so as values of actual consumable issues could be directly be allocated to six key departments on the shop floor.
- Maintaining of records relating to chemical purchases and steel purchases.
- Updating of supplier performance records.
- Monitoring Polyurethane usage and future PU requirements.
- Supplier ISO registration, environmental and slavery updates on suppliers.
- Ordering of general day to day engineering goods for shop floor use.
- Must have a good telephone manner and many orders can be placed over the phone.
- Must be a good communicator with all members of staff.
- Any additional duties as required.
Candidate Requirements:
- Advanced administration skills – office experience in a busy environment, ideally with manual operations.
- Able to communicate effectively with people at all levels of an organisation verbally, in writing, and in wider communications.
- Strong adherence to Health and Safety in the workplace at all times.
- High levels of organisation and prioritisation skills.
- Able to show initiative and innovation when tasked with project work.
If you feel that you have the relevant skills/attributes to fulfil this role then please apply now!
