One of our Tameside clients are looking to recruit a temporary Purchasing Assistant – as a purchasing assistant you will be responsible for buying equipment, supplies and materials using established methods. Lines will be assigned by supplier category. Authorises purchase orders for goods or services from pre-approved vendor list.

Some duties include but not limited to: 

• Purchase the highest quality merchandise at the lowest possible price and economic order quantity based on an Approved Vendor List.
• Provides purchasing support to the various departments of the company, i.e. Assembly, Packaging, Validation, Quality Assurance.
• Review and process supplier costs and quotes for product.
• Analysis of supplier changes on inventory and pricing.
• Sustaining cost and other material related information for multiple supplier lines to make qualified and accurate decisions.
• Daily communication with suppliers.
• Manage and chase the acknowledgement process.
• Monitoring of overdue orders in line with department process.
• Understanding and management of system due dates in line with supplier stats.
• Progressing of open orders.

You will need to have the following competencies: 

• Technical capacity.
• Financial Management.
• Communication Proficiency.
• Time Management.
• Discretion.
• Decision Making.
• Good organizational skills.
• Ability to gather comprehensive information, compare and understand available options and make appropriate decisions.
• Ability to perform well and meet expectations in a fast-paced environment.
• Analysing data.
• Working knowledge of distribution business systems, such as SAP, MRP,  Microsoft Office Products such as Word, Excel, and Outlook, as well as other general office equipment.

Qualifications: 

Minimum of 1 – 2 years of purchasing related experience

What else you need to know: 

• 38 hours per week, with an early finish Friday.
• great working environment
• onsite company parking
• Kitchen facilities
• £13.47 ph + HP, weekly pay

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