Purchasing Assistant
Purchasing Assistant / Buyer
Salary: £26,000 – £29,000 + £3,000 Bonus (Quarterly Paid)
Are you an up-and-coming purchasing or supply chain professional looking to take the next step in your career? Join a growing, ambitious business on track to exceed their targets for this year and play a key role in supporting their continued success.
The Opportunity
Due to business growth, we’re looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join a dynamic and collaborative team. You’ll work closely with experienced colleagues and report into the Finance Director, building your experience across both direct and indirect procurement.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a fast-paced environment where no two days are the same.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Managing a shared purchasing inbox
- Raising and processing purchase orders (POs)
- Monitoring supplier deliveries and chasing updates
- Building strong relationships through supplier communication
- Supporting stock investigations and resolving discrepancies
- Managing indirect procurement (e.g. PPE, IT supplies, office consumables)
- Producing and maintaining KPI reports
- Working extensively with Excel spreadsheets and internal systems
- 1–2 years’ experience in purchasing, logistics, or supply chain
- Ideally experience within manufacturing or engineering
- Confident using Excel (pivot tables, VLOOKUPs essential – tested at interview)
- Experience with ERP/MRP systems (Microsoft Dynamics 365 a plus)
- Strong communicator with the ability to liaise across departments
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Experience reviewing engineering drawings is desirable but not essential
- £26,000 – £29,000 basic salary
- £3,000 bonus paid quarterly (based on company performance)
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- 3x death in service
- Company pension scheme
- Office-based role with flexibility for some WFH after probation
- Working hours: 8:00 – 16:30 (early finish on Fridays at 15:30!)
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