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Purchasing Assistant

  • Location: Bolton
  • Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted about 2 years ago

Purchasing Assistant

Bolton

Up to £30,000 dependent on experience

We are currently looking for a Purchasing Administrator for a global manufacturing organisation based in Bolton. This is a permanent role with a salary of up to £30,000 dependent on experience.

The Role

The Purchasing Assistant will be responsible for specific purchasing tasks on identified projects, under the supervision of senior project managers, these include:

  • Procurement and supply chain management
  • Gaining supplier quotations from issued Bill of Materials
  • Procurement and purchase requisitions
  • Management of dedicated database on supply chain commodity codes and country of origin (to be set up from January 1st 2022 due to HMRC guidance.)
  • Managing specified budget lines from costing workbook
  • Generation of packing list
  • Generation of Commercial Shipping Invoices and logging on the register including any IPR monitoring
  • Import and Export management from supply chain
  • Import and Export management for project

The Person

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills.
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Competent working with Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Microsoft Project.
  • Good IT skills
  • A flexible approach and the ability to work effectively with others.
  • Attention to detail with an ability to work autonomously and with appropriate reference to more senior colleagues.
  • Good use of time management and priority planning.
  • Background in procurement and supply chain management
  • Experience of working in a pressured environment and effectively managing competing demands in short timescales.
  • Experience of working as part of a dynamic team

The Company

You will be joining one of the world leading companies in the manufacturing sector with over 100 years' experience in their market. They have got a strong client base and have currently won projects of over £10 million. You will be exposed to international travel on a regular basis and will also be trained on new products before being sent on jobs alone.

If interested, apply NOW !

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