Purchasing administrator

Title: Purchasing Administrator

Location: West Midlands

Salary: Negotiable due to experience

Hours: 8:30am - 17:30pm (part time is available)

Company

A leading company in the fasteners industry with a strong reputation for our commitment to quality and performance. There operations span across a large manufacturing, testing, and stockholding facility. There independent ownership allows us to maintain a strong customer focus and adapt quickly to the needs of the market. We are known for our innovative approach and our ability to meet the unique requirements of our diverse client base.

Position & Authority

As a Purchasing Administrator, you will report directly to the Purchasing Manager. Your role will involve frequent interaction with suppliers and internal departments. You will have the authority to question any instruction that you believe to be incorrect and raise your concerns.

Administrative Duties Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Sending out enquiries to local suppliers and placing purchase orders.
• Chasing and confirming sales confirmations from suppliers.
• Scanning Purchase orders and all backup documents onto the shared folder.
• Updating the ISO / PED & saving to the NAV link file and linking in the vendor card.
• Progress chasing outstanding purchase orders as per the Purchasing Manager's requests.
• Updating purchase order dates and expedite remarks as per given information.
• Raising internal job cards if required and sending enquiries and/or Purchase orders to core suppliers when required.
• Updating a daily shortage report as per information off the NAV and maintaining the shipment calendar.
• Chasing shipping documents from relevant suppliers and filing correctly.
• Updating the LOT information on NAV to show the SFC test certificate number.
• Creating the incoming goods inspection report for each shipment and internal testing jobs for incoming material as per requests from the Purchasing Manager.
• Performing any other ad-hoc duties as required.

Requirements The ideal candidate should have:

• Attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, both on the phone and face-to-face.
• Computer literacy, with excellent knowledge of Excel.
• Good mathematical skills.

Please note that the list of duties is not exhaustive. The Company reserves the right to alter and amend these duties at any time.

In return for your hard work and dedication, you will be rewarded with a competitive salary, an uncapped commission structure, and the opportunity to truly make your mark in the business. If you are a motivated professional with a passion for business development, we would love to hear from you.