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My client in Plymouth is looking for a purchasing assistant to join their fast paced team.
As a Purchasing Assistant, you will play a crucial role in supporting the project managers by ensuring timely delivery of stock to customer sites. This position requires confidence in negotiations and the ability to communicate effectively with a variety of suppliers to secure the best prices on fire safety products. Comprehensive training on product knowledge will be provided.
Day-to-day of the role:- Liaise with suppliers and internal departments to streamline procurement processes.
- Conduct negotiations with suppliers to achieve cost-effective deals.
- Perform supplier reviews and maintain strong supplier relationships.
- Manage purchasing for specific projects within set budgets based on the bill of quantities.
- Handle reactive purchasing based on on-site requisitions.
- Ensure strict adherence to deadlines for the delivery of goods to sites.
- Resolve account queries and ordering issues promptly.
- Undertake one-off procurement exercises for bespoke projects.
- Conduct annual tender exercises per spend category to ensure competitive pricing.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Experience in buying/procurement is a desirable but not mandatory.
- Strong negotiation and communication skills.
- Proficient in data entry and management.
- Competitive salary - £27k-£29k pa
- Full time (42.5 hours per week) - full office - onsite parking
- 28 days holiday (inc bank holidays)
- Aviva pension
- Comprehensive training in fire safety product knowledge.
- Opportunity to work within a leading group focused on safety and sustainability.
- Supportive team environment.
