We are seeking a proactive and organised Purchasing Administrator to join a busy procurement and materials team supporting a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong administrative and purchasing experience who enjoys working collaboratively to ensure materials are available to meet production requirements.
The successful candidate will play a key role in sourcing materials, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring purchasing activities are completed efficiently, accurately, and within agreed timescales.
Key Responsibilities
- Process material requirements to support production schedules.
- Obtain competitive pricing and accurate supplier lead times.
- Raise, monitor and expedite purchase orders.
- Build and maintain positive supplier relationships.
- Negotiate pricing and delivery schedules where appropriate – However this is minimal as most suppliers will already have rates agreed.
- Monitor stock levels to support manufacturing requirements while maintaining agreed inventory levels.
- Manage call-off orders and pricing agreements.
- Liaise with internal departments to ensure purchasing activities align with operational deadlines.
- Maintain accurate purchasing records and documentation.
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- We are looking for someone who is a methodical individual who will have excellent attention to detail and communication skills. Whilst it would be a great advantage to have some purchasing admin experience, we will consider similar processing admin experience.
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail.
- The ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
- Good commercial awareness and confident negotiation skills.
- Strong communication and relationship-building abilities.
- A proactive, positive approach to problem-solving.
- Experience using an ERP system (SAP experience would be advantageous but is not essential).
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel.
- Positive and enthusiastic attitude.
- Self-motivated with a willingness to learn and develop.
- Flexible and adaptable approach to work.
- Strong team player with a good work ethic.
- Able to take ownership and accountability for assigned responsibilities.
What We Offer
- Competitive salary.
- Training and development opportunities.
- Supportive team environment.
- Opportunity to develop your career within a growing manufacturing business.
If you are an organised and motivated individual with purchasing or procurement experience and are looking for your next challenge, we’d love to hear from you.
The application process:
Our mission is to support our clients in their creation of an equal, diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process, so if you require any reasonable accessibility adjustments within the application process, then please make it known at the earliest opportunity.
We will carefully consider your details and advise you if we’re able to progress with your application within 72 working hours. If you do not hear from us within this time your details won’t be retained. So, if you’re not successful on this occasion, do continue to respond to future roles we advertise. In the meantime, all good wishes and continued success with your search for employment.
