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Purchasing Assistant

Investigo
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 15 days
Location

Barking, Greater London IG11 9SN

Salary

£24,000 - £28,800 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • An expanding business is seeking a purchasing assistant to join their procurement department.
  • The ideal candidate should have some experience in a purchasing or procurement role and a desire for career development.
  • Key responsibilities include managing supplier relationships, assisting with negotiations, and placing purchase orders.
  • The position requires day-to-day management of procurement databases and preparing cost analysis.
  • The salary for this role is competitive, and candidates should have at least 1-2 years of relevant experience.

An expanding business who prides itself in investing in talent and developing its staff is looking for someone to join their procurement department as a purchasing assistant.

This is an exciting and challenging role in a fast paced environment and would someone who has some experience working in a purchasing / procurement department and looking for a role that will provide development and career progression.

  • Build and manage supplier relationships with excellent communication
  • Assist with supplier negotiations
  • Placing purchase orders with suppliers and track them to ensure goods and services are delivered in a timely manner
  • Responsible for the day today management of various procurement databases (delivery notes, supplier details etc)
  • Preparing cost analysis on various procurement areas
  • Assist accounts in processing invoices and posting of invoices.
  • Research new product's in the marketplace to help the business with new areas.

If you have worked in a purchasing / procurement department and are looking for a progressive role, please do get in contact.

This is an office based role

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.