£12.65/hr
Wales, United Kingdom
Temporary, Variable

Purchasing Assistant

Posted by Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited.

Your new company

Your new role
Reporting to the Purchasing Manager. This is a key role in the organisation to ensure that goods and services are supplied to the business in a timely and cost-effective manner. There is daily interaction with other departments and external suppliers.
The position is 38 hours per week based on site. Hours of work are: 8am - 16:30pm Monday - Thursday. 08:00-14:30 Friday.

What you'll need to succeed

  • Supplier benchmarking and negotiation i.e. price, lead times and payment terms
  • Follow up overdue deliveries
  • Source parts and services
  • Conduct cost negotiations
  • Contribute to the management of inventory
  • Raise and process purchase requisitions
  • Create purchase orders
  • Accept delivery and process goods received notes

Previous experience in a manufacturing environment is required to be successful in this position, as well as strong IT skills, ability to manage a variable work load and an ability to problem-solve and propose improvement ideas.
What you need to do now
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