Purchasing Assistant Oldham, England
Job description
Purchasing Assistant
An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and organised individual with the proven ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team to join our busy purchasing department. If you are resilient, able to multi-task, enjoy working in a fast paced environment, have strong Excel skills and are confident in chasing suppliers we could have the perfect role for you!
Role Responsibilities
Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will help ensure products are ordered within lead times to meet customer demands along with developing and maintaining effective relationships with suppliers.
Duties include (but are not limited to):
- Monitoring and updating the order book on a daily basis to understand what is outstanding and taking appropriate actions including reviewing stock levels and forecasting.
- Control stock ordering, taking into account lead times and volumes needed.
- Identifying and informing your manager of any slow/fast moving lines.
- Chasing orders/enquiries on a daily basis to make sure they arrive on time as this can affect our ability to fulfil orders and ensures no out of stock periods.
- Ensuring delivery notes are consistent with purchase orders by liaising with warehouse goods in management.
- Working within budgets set by management.
- Working collaboratively with internal departments such as customer service, providing them with any necessary information such as accurate ETA dates.
- Building strong, effective working relationships with current and potential suppliers.
- Preparing and producing reports by analysing data and making any suggestions/recommendations.
- Helping resolve any internal and external purchasing issues quickly and efficiently.
- Any other ad hoc duties that support the purchasing department in delivering key business objectives and maintain the efficiency of the purchasing function.
Experience & Skills
- Experience of purchasing processes and stock management, preferably within ecommerce/B2C.
- Strong Excel skills are essential.
- Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and organisational skills.
- High level of accuracy with keen eye for detail.
- Pro-active with a ‘can-do’ attitude.
- Ability to prioritise in a fast-paced environment and adapt to changing business needs.
- Confident in dealing with deadlines and working under pressure.
- Proven ability to establish and develop relationships with internal and external sources.
Salary/Working Hours
- This is a full-time, permanent, office based position.
- Working hours are 8:30am - 5:00pm Monday to Thursday and 8:30am – 4:30pm Friday.
- Salary is £25 – 27k DOE (this will reflect experience and will be discussed during interview).
Who Are We?
A pure play ecommerce retailer specialising in selling an unrivalled range of nursery products with over 30 years’ experience. We have delighted over 1 million customers with exceptional service backed up with “Excellent” Trust Pilot ratings and pride ourselves on providing only the best quality baby products at the best prices for our customers.
Award winning, we stock a huge range of products from leading brands including Joie, Mamas & Papas, Cybex, Puggle, Chicco, Snuz, Ickle Bubba and Cosatto to name a few.
Why Work Here?
We have experienced incredible growth and our team has more than doubled in size, there are no signs of us slowing down anytime soon making it an incredibly exciting time to join us.
Where Are We?
Close to Junction 22 of the Manchester orbital route of the M60 and the A62, which is the main road from Manchester to Oldham. The nearest stations are Hollinwood and Moston. We are in a convenient and desirable location for people commuting to work from surrounding areas.
What Do We Offer?
We know as a company how much our employees contribute to the success of our business, after all we would not be where we are without them. To show our appreciation we offer company benefits along with extensive progression opportunities.
- Free parking.
- Staff discount.
- Friendly, team orientated environment.
- Extensive progression opportunities.
- Genuine responsibility from day one.
- Exciting and fast-paced working environment.
- Social events.
- Sick pay scheme.
- Generous holiday allowance.
- Pension (after probation).
- Birthday day off.
We have a creative and energetic workplace where no 2 days are the same. A fast-paced culture where ideas are listened to, and every team member is encouraged to be the best they can be.
Sound like the kind of role you are looking for?
If so, please click to apply.
As an equal opportunities' employer, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all sections of the community. Please note that due to the high volume of applications we receive we are unable to give feedback to candidates at initial application stage.
* STRICTLY NO AGENCIES *
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: £25,000.00-£27,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Application question(s):
- Can you easily commute to the OL9 (Chadderton) postcode area?
- Do you have experience of purchasing processes and stock management (preferably within ecommerce/B2C)?
- Do you have strong Excel skills (able to use on a daily basis)?
- Do you have excellent communication (both written and verbal) and organisational skills?
- Are you confident in dealing with deadlines and working under pressure?
Work Location: One location
