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Purchasing Assistant

Page Personnel Secretarial & Business Support
Posted 2 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Liverpool, Merseyside L96GB, England

Salary

£45,000 - £54,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • The position involves developing supplier relations and managing inventory based on company needs for a well-established business with over 15 years of trading experience.
  • Candidates should have a good understanding of supply chain procedures and excellent organizational skills, with a preference for those fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese.
  • The role requires a minimum of 2 years of experience in a similar position and offers a salary of £25,000 to £30,000.
  • Key responsibilities include forecasting, ordering, vendor relations, and quality inspection, along with administrative tasks to ensure efficient operations.
  • The company offers progression opportunities, free parking, and a working schedule of 37.5 hours per week.

Developing supplier relations and managing our inventory and purchased stock based on company needs.

Client Details

They sell there products both to consumers and B2B. They are an established business that have been trading for more than 15 years. Their core values include, innovation, value, customer focus.

Description

  • Forecasting: Analyse supply and demand to optimize stock holding across both brands (allowing for seasonal demand patterns etc.)
  • Ordering: Placing orders for products and materials based on inventory needs. Enter and maintain purchase details (supplier information and pricing) into our internal ERP system Sage 200.
  • Vendor relations: Building and maintaining collaborative relationships with vendors to enable long term and mutually rewarding partnerships. Ensure suppliers are adhering to KPI's.
  • Negotiating: Evaluate suppliers and negotiate payment terms.
  • Research: Researching potential new suppliers with a view to achieving best prices.
  • Tracking: Tracking shipments from manufacturing locations to company warehouses. In particular, arrange and track Far Eastern container shipments and address any delays/issues, keeping other internal teams notified
  • Record keeping: Maintaining records of purchases, shipments, and supplier contracts
  • Quality inspection: Inspecting products received for quality and quantity. Liaise with colleagues to address any reoccurring product issues, addressing issues with suppliers, creating and implementing improvement plans
  • Administrative tasks and other duties as required: Performing other administrative activities, as required, to help the business run efficiently

Profile

  • Good understanding of supply chain procedures.
  • Active participation in inventory audits.
  • Excellent organizational skills.
  • Computer literacy in particular word and excel.
  • Good communication and negotiation abilities.
  • A working knowledge of Sage 200 would be an advantage but not essential.
  • Fluent in Mandarin and Cantonese would be an advantage but not essential.

Job Offer

Progression Opportunities

Free Parking & Close to transport links

Progression Opportunities

37.5 hours a week , 08:45 - 5:15

25 days + bank holidays

Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant

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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.