Purchasing Assistant

• Obtain quotes and lead times from suppliers for materials and services

• Raise and issue purchase orders, ensure order acknowledgements are received

• Check all PO's issued and PO acknowledgements for price and delivery date accuracy

• Monitor delivery timescales and update the MRP system and the team with any changes to requested delivery date

• Expediate purchase orders where necessary

• Request PODs for orders received and GRN where necessary

• Check invoices received against purchase orders and highlight any discrepancies

• Update prices in the MRP system as required

• Add/update vendor details to the MRP system as required

• General administration support to the team

• Previous experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain roles

• Strong administrative skills - handling orders, invoices, and data entry

• Good communication - liaising with suppliers, internal teams, and customers

• Attention to detail - checking order accuracy, pricing, and delivery schedules

• Numeracy skills - working with prices, budgets, and quantities

• Organisation & time management - handling multiple tasks and deadlines

• Experience using purchasing or MRP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics)

• Microsoft Excel - confident with spreadsheets, formulas, and data management

• General computer literacy (emails, document processing, internal systems)

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