Purchasing Administrator

We have a great opportunity to join a friendly family run business as a Purchasing Administrator.

This is a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking to develop their Buying career and step into a role that offers career development and growth. The company want to train the right person in the position to grow with the department.

You will need strong organisational and administration skills, with the ability to build strong working relationships. You will have support from the Senior Management team, but this role is fairly autonomous.

The office is based in a rural location so you will need your own mode of transport.

Key Responsibilities will include:

Purchasing Administration:

• Purchasing materials, supplies and equipment as and when required.
• Updating the supplier list, researching, and building relationships with potential suppliers.
• Assisting the relevant managers in gaining best purchasing terms and prices.
• Checking deliveries and signing off delivery notes ensuring that all orders are complete, keeping a digital record of delivery notes.
• Arranging deliveries and raising POs.
• Assisting in our own loam delivery and logistics.

General Administration:

• Drafting and maintaining process and procedure documents.
• Filing and scanning documents.
• Entering data onto various databases.
• Research Projects.

Candidate Requirements:

• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Preferably have some knowledge of the construction industry or some basic construction buying experience.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a similar role.
• Proficiency in MS Office (MS Excel, and Outlook in particular).
• Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.

Working Hours: 8-5pm Monday - Friday.

This is a full-time position and in return the company is offering a competitive salary and a career that offers development and growth.

Despite our best efforts it is not always possible to respond to every application individually due to the high volume of responses we receive on each vacancy

Only candidates who are short listed will be contacted for this particular role and if you have not heard from us within 7 days please assume that you have not be successful. However, we will keep your details on our database, and will contact you when other suitable positions come in.