Purchasing Administrator

Job description

Purchasing Administrator

Telford

Permanent

Up TO £32,000 per annum

Monday to Friday 37.5 hours per week

We are seeking a proactive and organised Purchasing Administrator to join a busy procurement and materials team supporting a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative and purchasing experience who enjoys working collaboratively to ensure materials are available to meet production requirements.

The successful candidate will play a key role in sourcing materials, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring purchasing activities are completed efficiently, accurately, and within agreed timescales.

Key Responsibilities

• Process material requirements to support production schedules.
• Obtain competitive pricing and accurate supplier lead times.
• Raise, monitor and expedite purchase orders.
• Build and maintain positive supplier relationships.
• Negotiate pricing and delivery schedules where appropriate – However this is minimal as most suppliers will already have rates agreed.
• Monitor stock levels to support manufacturing requirements while maintaining agreed inventory levels.
• Manage call-off orders and pricing agreements.
• Liaise with internal departments to ensure purchasing activities align with operational deadlines.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation.

About You

• We are looking for someone who is a methodical individual who will have excellent attention to detail and communication skills. Whilst it would be a great advantage to have some purchasing admin experience, we will consider similar processing admin experience.
• Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Good commercial awareness and confident negotiation skills.
• Experience using an ERP system.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.

• Able to take ownership and accountability for assigned responsibilities.
• Previous experience in a Purchasing Administrator / Purchasing assistant role.

The application process:

Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.

We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we're able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you're not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.

About Us

Prince Personnel are an employment agency working on behalf of our client.  Whether you’re seeking a new permanent position, temporary assignment or contract you’ll find us easy to deal with.  Located in thriving Telford, we focus on jobs in Shropshire, Staffordshire and North Wales.   Prince Personnel specialise in commercial, accounts and finance and technical recruitment.  With the best jobs around we are an independent agency working hard for you.

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