Purchasing Assistant

£30,000 Per Month

Job description

Purchasing Assistant - Manufacturing

Corby

£30,000

Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 17:00 Friday 08:00 16:00 (39hr working week).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a company who are innovative, successful and forward thinking.

Responsibilities and Duties:

Handling and raising purchase orders.
Negotiating new and existing supplier contracts whilst building solid relationships.
Liaising with suppliers in the UK, Turkey, USA, China
Sourcing manufactured parts and raw materials.
Process ownership of ERP elements.
Forecasting, liaising and scheduling
Ownership of Raw, WIP and Finished stocks across subsidiary warehouses and the management of PI counts.
Work closely with operations to plan weekly manufacturing requirements for both UK and USA subsidiaries.
Supplier performance management (measuring Quality, Delivery and Costs).
Manage ongoing KPI objectives.

Required:

Minimum 5years relevant purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment and purchasing
must have worked with heavy/hard materials i.e. Metals, or plastics
Previous experience working closely with Suppliers.
Purchasing qualifications will be an advantage.
Strong MS Excel skills Pivot tables / V Lookups
Must have solid experience using ERP systems.
Good knowledge of how BOMs and routings work.
High levels of attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills.
Ability to establish and develop relationships with internal and external sources.
Must be computer literate and have great verbal and written communications skills.
Must have experience in negotiating with suppliers.
Can do attitude is a must.

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Progression potential

Pension scheme

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