Purchasing Assistant
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £22221/annum 25 days holiday, LifeWorks Perks
The Company:
Paula Rosa Manhattan have over 60 years’ experience of supplying contract kitchens to the UK’s leading private property developers. We are also committed to manufacturing and supplying contract kitchens for the social housing sector which includes affordable housing kitchens and supported living kitchens.
The role:
To work with internal and external contacts to ensure timely and accurate purchasing of all items within the purchasing team in order to meet customer requirements, monitor the supply process and respond to issues arising, reacting to queries and urgent requirements quickly and efficiently.
What you will be doing:
* Raising purchase orders
* Liaising with suppliers
* To monitor closely and respond promptly to ‘Load Closure’ issues and to progress ‘Items To Follow’
* Setting up stock codes and updating prices
* Processing priority requests, deferrals and order amendments
* Investigating invoice queries from accounts and order queries from suppliers
* Planning total workload in order that deadlines are met and tasks completed in priority order
* Building and maintaining effective working relationships with both internal and external contacts
What the right candidate will be able to demonstrate:
* Ability to effectively procure materials through an MRP system or spreadsheets.
* Demonstrate ability to create and sustain good working relationships with colleagues and suppliers.
* Ability to work effectively with detail.
* Customer focus
* Ability to adapt to change and learn new standards and processes.
* Ability to convey information effectively both in writing and orally.
* Ability to prioritise workload.
* Intermediate Excel knowledge with the ability to compile and use Excel spreadsheets, including writing of simple formulae.
* GCSE Maths & English
More Information
- Address BN15, South Lancing, West Sussex
