purchasing agent Thatcham, England
Job description
Job title: Purchasing Administrator
Job Location: Newbury
ABOUT US -
Hi, we’re ERIKS - a leading Specialised Industrial Service Provider.
We offer a wide range of innovative and high-quality mechanical engineering components and logistics services from our over 200 locations across the UK & Ireland. We provide our customers with the parts and products they need, sometimes partnering with them in their own locations as a seamless extension of their own team.
Our mission is to make our customer’s industry work better.
We know and understand that our people are critical to our success, providing our customers with specialist knowledge and world-class service.
Which is where you come in!
ABOUT YOU -
You’re driven by the thought of delivering customer service excellence onsite with some of the most recognised names in industry. The idea of autonomy and responsibility to develop business and relationships onsite doesn’t phase you, in fact, you relish the opportunity to develop with ERIKS.
Your main skills will include:
- Organisation
- Problem solving
- Customer focus
- Communication
ABOUT THE ROLE -
- This role is based at an ERIKs business unit located within our Customer’s premises in Glenrothes.
- ERIKS manage the Stores within our Customer’s premises, ensuring that all stock is replenished promptly to ensure production is not disrupted.
- The role is 80% office based and 20% light Stores duties.
- Sourcing of items required by our Customer and producing quotes and purchase orders.
- Use of Customer Ordering Systems and ERIKs Ordering Systems (training provided).
- Being initial and key point of contact for the customer
- Responding to client enquiries and requests to quote on non-stock items.
- Contacting suppliers worldwide to obtain quotes.
- Expedite outstanding orders to ensure we achieve delivery targets.
- Supporting the Customer Operations Manager.
- Booking in deliveries and putting items away to ensure the items are available when the Customer needs them.
- Regular stock checking of stock to achieve stock accuracy target.
- Communication with suppliers by phone or email to keep our records up to date.
- Consumables ordering – ownership of and ordering of consumable items such as nuts and bolts, etc
- Hygiene and safety – ownership of Engineering Stores and outside areas from a Hygiene, Safety and organisation perspective. Housekeeping as per daily checklist.
Why ERIKS?
By joining ERIKS, you’ll be part of something special.
Being part of something special means more than just the work you do. It's the great people you work with, the support you receive from your managers, and the specialism that is at the core of everything we do at ERIKS.
Whether it’s development that is built around you and your career goals or the opportunity to be part of something much bigger than the team you join, it’s all here for you at ERIKS.
What are you waiting for? We can’t do it without you!
Your offer:
And if that wasn't enough to pique your interest, we also offer a very competitive salary and a range of benefits including:
On top of a competitive salary our benefits include:
- 25 days plus bank holidays annual holiday entitlement
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Employee Assistance Programme including
Life, Money and Wellbeing support
Unlimited Video GP Appointments
8 Mental Health Therapy session a year
2 Medical second opinion consultation per year
- Company Sick Pay
- Group Income Protection – after a period of sickness absence
- Onsite Parking at all our sites
- Long service recognition
- Free unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning
- Free ERIKS Branded workwear
- Free Eye tests
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Schedule:
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Thatcham: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Experience:
- Procurement: 1 year (preferred)
- Purchasing: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: R0010868
