Purchasing Assistant
23 days ago
Corby
Purchasing Assistant - Manufacturing Corby £30,000 - £35,000 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., • Forecasting, liaising and scheduling, • 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 5 years relevant purchasing experience in a manufacturing environment and purchasing, • must have worked with heavy/hard materials i.e. metals, or plastics, • 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