Purchasing Assistant - Manufacturing

Corby

£28,000 - £31,000 dependent on experience

Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 17:00 Friday 08:00 - 16:00 (39hr working week).

This is an excellent opportunity to join a company who are innovative, successful and forward thinking.

Responsibilities and Duties:

* Handling and raising purchase orders.

* Negotiating new and existing supplier contracts whilst building solid relationships.

* Liaising with suppliers in the UK, Turkey, USA, China

* Sourcing manufactured parts and raw materials.

* Process ownership of ERP elements.

* Ownership of Raw, WIP and Finished stocks across subsidiary warehouses and the management of PI counts.

* Work closely with operations to plan weekly manufacturing requirements for both UK and USA subsidiaries.

* Supplier performance management (measuring Quality, Delivery and Costs).

* Manage ongoing KPI objectives.

Required:

* Minimum 2 years relevant purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment.

* Previous experience working closely with Suppliers.

* Purchasing qualifications will be an advantage.

* Strong MS Excel skills - Pivot tables / V Lookups

* Must have solid experience using ERP systems.

* Good knowledge of how BOMs and routings work.

* High levels of attention to detail and outstanding organisational skills.

* Ability to establish and develop relationships with internal and external sources.

* Must be computer literate and have great verbal and written communications skills.

* Must have experience in negotiating with suppliers.

* Can do attitude is a must.

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Progression potential

Pension scheme