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Purchasing Assistant

Job Description

Thrive Group are delighted to be working with our marketing leading manufacturing client in Trowbridge, who are looking to recruit a Purchasing Assistant on a permanent basis.

What you will be doing:

Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, and liaising with internal departments. You will be responsible for raising Purchase Orders for stock products based on supplier lead times. In addition your duties will include:

  • Cross reference PO's with Order confirmations. (Price, delivery date, product etc.)
  • Contact with suppliers to improve delivery dates to meet production requirements
  • Book in deliveries with warehouse
  • Monitor stock levels on site and at Suppliers site
  • Stock counting of raw material /accessories in Production
  • Raise supplier complaints

What you will need to succeed:

  • Excellent communication skills and highly organised.
  • Previous experience working in a production / manufacturing environment would be highly desirable.
  • High attention to detail and good numeracy skills
  • Good IT skills MS office and Manufacturing control systems.
  • Able to work well in a fast-paced work environment.

What you will receive in return:

  • Salary £23,000 to £26,000 DOE
  • Working hours 9-5pm Monday to Friday (37.5 hours a week)
  • No evenings or weekend working.
  • Free Parking onsite so no parking costs.
  • Discounts on all of our products.

What you need to do next:

If this position sounds of interest and you would like to be considered.

Please contact Sarah at Thrive Group on 01225 632666 or email Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

TrowPerm/SE