Purchasing Administrator

Job Specification

The Job you’ll do

• Placing and recording purchase orders.
• Developing an in-depth understanding of materials, products, processes and suppliers.
• Ensuring controls have been carried out and stock records are topical.
• Requesting quotes and carrying out material/supplier research.
• Updating and maintaining a stock database with costs and supplier information, including developing Bill of Materials (BOM) calculation and updates for all products.
• Assisting with production planning, pairing material requirements with projects.
• Enact cost reduction analysis across materials and services.
• Assisting with the development of and transition to potential new internal systems.

About You

• The job holder must be efficient, self-motivated, organised, and a good communicator with excellent IT and interpersonal skills.
• Minimum 5 GCSE’s grade 5/C and above or equivalent.
• Experience within an purchasing administration position is essential and experience within the engineering industry would be an advantage.