Part time Purchasing Assistant

Job Summary by the careerbalance.co.uk Team:

104Job Description:

Part-Time Purchasing Assistant

Position: Purchasing Assistant
Location: Banbury
Salary: £15,132
Hours: Part-time, 3 days per week (Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, flexi time available)
Potential: Potential to increase hours

Job Role:
To assist the purchasing team in the continuous process involved in the supply of products, which begins with identifying customer needs and ends with delivering customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate Bills of Materials for production from information supplied by the Technical Teams.
• Raise works orders.
• Raise purchase orders from processed works orders.
• Send orders to suppliers via email from Sage.
• Chase suppliers for updates on orders.
• Place and track orders, including office supplies and employee requests.
• Ensure the timely ordering and restocking of coffee supplies and related items.
• Perform regular updates to the Engineering Change Request (ECR) system.
• Coordinate with relevant departments to implement ECR changes and troubleshoot issues.
• End of Month Data Reporting.
• Handle and prioritise incoming site requests.
• Communicate with site managers and relevant departments to address and fulfillrequests accurately.
• Assist with stock taking by inputting information and counting stock.
• Perform necessary administration tasks related to the above responsibilities.
• Cover colleagues’ tasks during absence as allocated by the Purchasing Manager.

Requirements:

Education and Qualifications:

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.

Experience:

• Experience of working in a busy office environment.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Computer literate with excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.).
• Excellent administrative coordination skills.
• Excellent numerical accuracy.
• Database management.
• Experience with SAGE ERP 1000 is desirable.

Abilities/Personal Attributes:

• Excellent team worker.
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated.
• Good, confident telephone manner.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Methodical and thorough approach to work.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Good at juggling tasks and prioritising.
• A great team player.
• A desire to show initiative.

INDH

Location: Banbury, Oxfordshire