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Job Title: Purchasing Coordinator
Location: Mytholmroyd, West Yorkshire
Salary: 22-24K
Start Date: Immediately (flexible for notice periods)
We are a well-established import and distribution company seeking to expand our purchasing team and are looking for an experienced candidate to support the day-to-day operations of all aspects of procurement. This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated and hardworking individual to build a long-term career within a friendly and growing business. The role involves coordinating purchasing and overseeing the supply chain process for all materials, goods, and services needed to meet customer requirements.
Duties
- Assist in purchasing materials, goods, and services to meet customer order requirements
- Place and manage purchase orders based on requisitions or customer contracts
- Liaise with marketing and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of label artwork
- Determine customer requirements before shipping products
- Ensure product deadlines are met, approvals are obtained, and stock quality is maintained
- Arrange for sample production when necessary
- Organize, follow up, and monitor logistics for all purchase orders until goods are delivered
- Manage and authorize relevant documentation (invoices, certificates) ensuring full product traceability
- Update systems, document processes, and provide necessary stock documentation
- Maintain strong supplier relationships and resolve any outstanding issues
- Collaborate with the purchasing team leader to create new stock codes in the purchasing management system
Skills and experience
- Minimum of 2 years' experience.
- Initiative, work ethic and attention to detail will be highly regarded.
- Ability to work unsupervised and under pressure
- A team player
- Strong organisational skills with proven ability to meet deadlines
- Analytical skills
- Self-motivated and ambitious
- Willingness to learn
- Excellent customer service skills
- A good negotiator
- Strong written and oral communication skills, and the ability to effectively communicate
- Relevant GCSE with English and Maths
What the client offers
- 20 days annual leave plus all public/bank holidays (additional holiday buy back scheme – up to 5 days)
- Contributory workplace pension scheme
- Free parking at our site
- Employee assistance program to support & advise with well-being
- Range of training/development & potential progression opportunities
- Employee discount scheme
- Long service awards (10-30 years)
Next Steps:
Apply to this Purchasing Co- Ordinator role through this advert. If you would like more information about this role, please contact Mollie on our commercial team on.
About Regional Recruitment Services – A Recruitment Agency in Leeds
This position is advertised by Regional Recruitment Services Ltd, an award-winning independent recruitment agency that has been operating since 2008. We offer permanent, temporary and contract jobs within the Commercial, Construction, Industrial and Engineering sectors. To view all of our positions available throughout the United Kingdom, please visit our website (regionalrecruitment.co.uk).
