SF Recruitment are working with a business based in Birmingham (B18) who is looking for a Purchasing Administrator to join the team £26,000 Office based - Must have good admin experience Role The main purpose of this job role is to assist Purchasing manager in the preparation, organising of all purchases, and ensuring supplies are obtained in a timely manner. - Liaising with suppliers on a daily basis by e-mail and telephone - Following up, monitoring outstanding orders to ensure delivery dates are met - Maintaining weekly schedules. Updating a range of schedules externally (suppliers, customers) and internally (sales team and technical team), and reconciling against computer system - Liaising with warehouse for goods-in bookings, maintaining paper work and system data - Stock level monitoring - Tracking and tracing shipments, liaising with shipping forwarders for shipping documentations and delivery bookings - Documentations - managing and filing - All other day to day general administration Candidate - Highly computer literate, able to manage data, produce documents to the highest of standards - Excellent maths, numerate and accurate - Very good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and other software packages e.g. Microsoft Word and Photoshop - Exceptional attention to detail - Able to work from own initiative with a high degree of organizational skill - Quick to learn with a Can Do attitude - Able to work under pressure - Ability to communicate effectively via telephone, email and face to face
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SF Recruitment
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 7 days
Birmingham, West Midlands B27 6QS, England
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- SF Recruitment is seeking a Purchasing Administrator for a Birmingham-based business, offering a salary of £26,000 per year.
- The role requires good administrative experience and involves assisting the Purchasing Manager with organizing and preparing purchases.
- Key responsibilities include liaising with suppliers, monitoring outstanding orders, and maintaining schedules for both internal and external stakeholders.
- Candidates should possess strong computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Excel, and demonstrate exceptional attention to detail.
- The ideal applicant should be able to work independently, communicate effectively, and thrive under pressure.
