Purchasing Expeditor / Assistant Buyer Gloucester, England
Job description
Purchasing Expeditor / Assistant Buyer / Junior Buyer / Operations Co-Ordinator / Purchasing Assistant / Purchasing Co-Ordinator
Business Need / Purpose of Role for the successful Purchasing Expeditor / Assistant Buyer / Junior Buyer / Operations Co-Ordinator / Purchasing Assistant / Purchasing Co-Ordinator :
Responsible for ensuring smooth delivery of purchase orders including planning delivery schedules, keying purchase orders and monitoring order reports.
Objectives:
· Ensure optimal delivery of supplier materials.
· Working closely with other teams within the supply chain.
· Negotiate with suppliers and build strong working relationships.
· Ensuring that internal targets and deadlines are met.
· Attend production meetings.
· Managing purchase order backlog, ensuring order dates and notations are updated.
· Assisting with purchase order entries and purchase administration. Load purchase orders onto system for consignment stock and calibration requirements.
· Assist with loading and updating RFQ’s onto the system.
· Run monthly OTD reports.
· Assist Purchasing Supervisor with GRRN’s and ensure purchase notations are updated.
· Providing cover for other roles within the purchasing/planning team.
· Visit suppliers as required.
Education and/or Experience for the successful Purchasing Expeditor / Assistant Buyer / Junior Buyer / Operations Co-Ordinator / Purchasing Assistant / Purchasing Co-Ordinator:
· Highly motivated, team player with good organisation skills who can work under pressure.
· Ideally have experience within an engineering or manufacturing environment.
· Experience of planning tools i.e., ERP/MRP and vendor management, other related business management systems, Microsoft Office, Excel.
· Strong negotiation, communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
· Analytical, numerically astute with strong proven problem-solving abilities.
· A proactive approach to changing workload demands in an operational environment.
· Drive for continuous development and process improvement.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Company pension
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Holidays
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Gloucester: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- Purchasing Agents & Buyers: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
Reference ID: Purchasing Expeditor / Assistant Buyer - Severn
