Purchasing Assistant

We are currently looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join our client, a leading fitout and refurbishment company specialising in education and workspaces serving London and the surrounding areas from a head office in Colchester.
Offering an attractive salary circa £24,000 plus benefits including fantastic training and career development opportunities, this is a fantastic chance to join a business that has enjoyed double digit growth continually from 2016 and only see this continuing as they build their sales engine.
If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, dynamic team environment and are well organised with a good attention to detail and are looking at progression opportunities, we'd love to hear from you.
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The Role
As Purchasing Assistant you will be primarily responsible for the day to day purchasing and procurement activities to ensure projects are delivered seamlessly and on time. The role will involve being reactive to requirements on a daily basis received from the Project Delivery team.
Key tasks will include…
- Attending Project Handover meetings and assisting with materials lists for the projects
- Raising Purchase Orders from the Materials List and emailing to Suppliers
- Processing order acknowledgements - enter data on system and investigate discrepancies / issues
- Liaising with suppliers and dealing with any queries/issues such as product availability, requesting quotations, lead times etc
- Researching potential suppliers and negotiation with existing supplier
There may be times during the year that purchasing is quiet and, in during these periods, you would be assisting the estimating team, creating quotations based on brief provided and researching materials, equipment and contractor pricing as necessary to complete the quotation.
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The Candidate
You will be a hardworking, tenacious, and dependable individual with experience providing a high standard of administrative support in previous roles, ideally in a purchasing / supply chain capacity. You will be highly organised with a keen eye for detail as well as a fantastic communicator, able to demonstrate strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships at all levels. Strong IT skills required with Excel competency.
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The Company
The fitout and furniture division of a highly regarded third generation family business, working with schools, colleges and offices across London and the South for over 45 years. Offering a salary circa £24,000, this is a fantastic chance to develop your career and work with a business dedicated to offering outstanding service.
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Interested? If you think you're right for this Purchasing Assistant role, then click the 'Apply Now' button, send us your CV and we'll consider you for the first round of interviews.Coburg Banks Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.