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Purchasing Assistant

Job Posted: 21 hours ago

Salary: £ 26,000 - 26,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Fenton, Stoke-on-Trent

Expire in: a month

Job Description

We at Work Lyf Group are looking for a proactive and detail-oriented Purchasing Assistant to join our client’s team and support the smooth operation of the procurement processes. As a Purchasing Assistant, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our client’s supply chain runs efficiently, helping them maintain strong supplier relationships and meet the needs of our growing business.
Key Responsibilities
As a Purchasing Assistant, your day-to-day tasks will include:
  * Raising and expediting purchase orders to meet business demands
  * Communicating with suppliers via phone and email
  * Coordinating delivery schedules, managing back orders, and resolving shortages or returns
  * Matching supplier order confirmations with internal purchase orders
  * Maintaining accurate pricing and stock ordering policies
  * Investigating and resolving invoice discrepancies
  * Collaborating with internal departments to ensure seamless purchasing support
  * Handling ad-hoc indirect purchasing requests
  * Attending occasional face-to-face supplier meetings
  * Identifying opportunities for cost savings and process improvements
What We’re Looking For
To succeed as a Purchasing Assistant, you should bring:
  * Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  * A proactive, team-oriented mindset
  * Solid IT skills and the ability to learn new systems quickly
  * Excellent written and verbal communication
  * Reliable time management and organisational skills
  * The ability to prioritise and manage a varied workload
Hours: Monday – Friday, 08:00 – 16:30 (30-minute unpaid break)
Work Lyf Group is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy

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