Purchasing Assistant
Monday – Friday 09:00 – 16:00
37 hours a week
£15.43 per hour
Temporary position
Office based
Wakefield

   
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Purchasing Assistant

The Role

The main responsibility will be to supply products and services to a wide range of customers including schools, local authorities, charities, emergency services, public sector, and other businesses such as nurseries and care homes.

• Undertake all tactical process & administrative activity to support the HR Services team as required.
• Support all operational requirements, such as (not exhaustive), supplier performance data capture, collation of customer and supplier data, system housekeeping, administration.
• Have experience in managing a tender process and understanding of the procurement cycle along with public procurement regulations.
  
• Have knowledge and experience of managing different types of tendering activities such as a DPS (dynamic purchasing system) and frameworks.
• Supplier management and management information collection and review including financial and KPI management.
• Deal with internal and external customers and suppliers as required.
• Demonstrate the company values & ways of working which support the overall business goals, show initiative rather than wait for tasks or instruction.
• To conduct further competitions for customers – dealing directly with customers offering support with documentation, managing the process fully and undertaking all steps in the procurement cycle.

Purchasing Assistant

The Candidate

The successful candidate will have the following skills, experiences, and attributes...

• Creating and managing filing folders
• Monitoring inboxes
• Chasing Insurance Documents
• Letter Drafting
• Communicating via email and phone to customers, suppliers, and colleagues
• General Administration
• Using the CRM to update.
• Creating and distributing Letters
• Assisting with procurement practices (training can be provided)
• You must have experience working within an Administrator role previously.
• Use and knowledge of systems.
• Computer Literate including Microsoft Office Programs i.e.
  Outlook, work, and Excel.
• You must be confident and courteous on the telephone and be able to communicate effectively.
• Number literate.
• Work well under pressure.
• Works well with a team environment.

The Company

Our client was established over four decades ago by local government authorities to help combine their procurement demands and achieve efficiency savings.
Today they are still 100% publicly owned but work with even more organisations to achieve the same goal.

Winsearch acts as an employment agency for permanent staff.
We recruit for roles based in Engineering & Manufacturing, Food & Drinks, Pharmaceutical, Supply Chain & Procurement and Professional Services.

View our latest jobs today on our website http://www.winsearch.uk and follow us on LinkedIn.

Consultant – April Bryan – april.bryan@winsearch.uk
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Our clients and their customers come from diverse backgrounds and so do we.
We hire our people from various walks of life, each of whom make our company stronger with their talent, uniqueness, and expertise.
This is what makes our company special; if you want to help us grow and take this ethos to our clients, then we cannot wait to collaborate with you!
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