Purchasing Administrator
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £24000 – £26000/annum
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join my client as a Purchasing Administrator.
Duties:
• Responsible for placing supplier purchase order on our ERP system
• Placing purchase orders based on customer/supplier requirements, stock holding and product stock levels
• Dealing with queries relating to these orders such as price queries and delivery delays
• Maintaining stock levels in accordance with our stock policies
• Developing and maintaining good relationships with suppliers and colleagues
• Developing good communication skills via email and phone with internal and external suppliers/colleagues
• Following Best Practice in relation to company goals and values
• Working with our third-party warehouses and hauliers to resolve any purchase order queries such as damages and delays.
• Resolving any purchase related complaints and recording these so that we can look for areas of improvement.
• Managing workload in an efficient and organized way, keeping the ERP system/colleagues up to date where necessary.
• Efficient and supportive team working
Skills and requirements:
Excellent communication skills – An essential! Not only talking on the phone and building relationships with customers and suppliers of all types, but also putting together professional emails and listening to and understanding client’s orders and colleagues’ instructions
Resilient, and able to multi-task and work under pressure – No two days are the same. We work at a fast pace, and often encounter tight deadlines. You will have demonstrable experience in working to an excellent standard when under pressure, adapting to complex or challenging situations as they arise.
A can-do attitude – our values are central to all that we do. You will go a long way if you use your initiative and common sense, and are happy to roll your sleeves up and support the wider team
Being a team player – Supporting colleagues when needed and working as part of a team is essential to your team’s success
Being highly numerate – we work with numbers a lot on this team – be it giving quotes, placing orders, preparing reports or working with spreadsheets. Being able to spot discrepancies, working with percentages and in general be comfortable working with numbers.
If this sounds like the role for you please apply now!
Prize Placements is acting as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions
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- Address Sutton, Greater London
