Purchasing Assistant

Proactive Global is currenlty looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join one of our customers based in Taplow, Maidenhead.

Purchasing Assistant - Job description

This position is a great opportunity to join an established engineering company through its next growth cycle with the possibility of career progression through the company for the right candidate.

We are seeking to appoint an organised and self motivated individual to the role of Purchasing Assistant. This is an ideal opportunity for someone who is looking to develop or redevelop within a purchasing/procurement environment. Successful candidates will receive full training.

Main duties:

• Run our busy subcontract department, so you will need to be able to work unsupervised as well as working within the production team.
• Placing orders with suppliers.
• Packing, inspecting and labelling parts ready to go out to subcontractors.
• Booking-in goods and making sure deliveries are correct according to purchase orders.
• Moving product to the next operation, maintaining correct identification of parts with ID tickets and drawings.
• Progress chase of subcontract components ensuring parts are received in time to ensure planned schedules are achieved in a timely manner.
• Develop and maintain good working relationships with suppliers, negotiating prices and lead times, and communicating information to internal production and sales departments via production meetings.
• Be responsible for stock control of hardware and material items, maintaining monthly inventories, ensuring the company computer system is kept up to date.

Essential knowledge & skills required:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Good time management skills
• IT literate and able to use a computerised system
• Excellent organisational skills
• Accuracy and ability to follow work instructions
• Able to multitask in an ever-changing market
• Ability to work within a team environment to achieve team/department objectives
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve deadlines

Additional info:

Working hours: 07:30 am to 16:00 pm, Monday to Friday

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week

If you wish to be considered for the role please apply or send your CV to Joanna on (url removed)

Proactive Global is committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer.
Proactive Global is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.