Buying / Purchasing Administrator

Waterstream, a leading swimming pool retailer in the UK, is looking to recruit a Buying / Purchasing Administrator to help grow the Administration Team in Horsham. Our group is growing at a double-digit rate in an industry that is going from strength to strength.

Working within a small and friendly company, this role will see you working alongside the Warehouse Manager and Finance manager. This role is a permanent position, Monday to Friday, with flexibility on hours.

You will work in an environment where no day is the same and will be expected to be flexible and a team player committed to driving towards a common goal.

We need someone who's motivated to help us achieve our goals, as well as yours, and to join us on this exciting journey.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensuring stock levels are maintained at suitable levels throughout the year
• Raising purchase orders
• Developing relationships with suppliers
• Analysing trends using company data and IT systems to make purchasing decisions
• Working with freight companies to achieve timely and cost-effective deliveries
• Working with the internal sales team to ensure customer requirements are met
• Tracking delivery of bespoke orders
• Working with international suppliers
• Dealing with warranty returns back to suppliers
• Maintaining delivery date integrity on the system and expediting overdue Purchase Orders

Required Skills:

• Have strong communication skills
• The ability to build relationships is key as you will be liaising with suppliers, freight partners and internal teams on a regular basis
• Be confident in making reasonable decisions
• Experience in working in supply chain or purchasing-related roles is an advantage, although full training will be given

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Candidates with previous experience or job titles including; Buyers Assistant, Order Processing Assistant, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Customer Service Advisor, Sales Admin, Buying Administrator, Buyer, Purchasing Executive, Purchasing Administrator, and Purchasing Assistant may also be considered for this role.