Our client is seeking a Purchasing Assistant who will be responsible for assisting the Purchasing Manager in carrying out all duties associated with the Purchasing and Sales Support Function.
This is a full-time, hybrid role and the successful candidate will need to be local to Birmingham for travel to the office 1 day per week.
Company Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave increasing to 30 days total
- Birthday off
- Maternity leave package
- Recruitment referral scheme
- Eye care
- Private medical insurance
- Smart pension scheme
- Perks & discounts
Key Responsibilities:
- Liaising with suppliers and the sales team to assist with proposals and procurement of multi-vendor IT requirements
- Maintaining and delivering accurate order status information to the sales team and end users until fulfilment
- Invoicing orders and pricing reconciliation, also ensuring accurate documentation and records are kept for audit purposes
- Handling any supplier, customer or Internal team queries
- Filing and archiving procurement documentation
- Using various online supplier portals and tools to offer discounted pricing and financing options to end users including preparing finance lease quotations
- Establishing and maintaining Internal hardware and software contracts and subsequent renewals
- Working closely with Internal teams to maintain the contract renewal and asset database
- Liaising with suppliers and Internal teams to assist with contract renewal pricing
- Maintaining and delivering accurate information to Internal teams
- Monitor and complete contract close, extension or renewal as appropriate
- Consolidation of contracts and vendor renewals to achieve economies of scale and ease of administration
Experience and Skills Requirements:
- Knowledge of sales procedures
- Knowledge of multi-vendor contract management
- Knowledge or experience in an MSP/IT environment
- Able to work accurately in a fast-paced environment
- Articulate
- Commercial mindset
- Interested in developing a career in Purchasing and Procurement
- Flexible and able to prioritise.
- Self-starter
- High degree of drive and commitment
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Professional appearance, well-mannered and a constructive attitude in all work-related matters
- Willingness to research and self-study to keep skills relevant
- Self-motivated, flexible in approach, enthusiastic team player
- Strong rapport and relationship building skills with internal/external customers
- Strong sense of responsibility and accountability, results driven
- Methodical in approach with sound analytical and problem-solving skills, and keen attention to detail
- Enjoys a challenge
- Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritise work to maintain required productivity levels
If you have not been contacted within 5 working days, then unfortunately on this occasion your CV has not been shortlisted.