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A brilliant opportunity has come up to work with a fantastic supplier of packaging company that works in the Retail, FMCG, Ecommerce, 3PL, Pharma and Automotive industries. The company has been running for 50+ years as a merchant, and they are now looking for a proactive Buyer / Procurement Assistant to support the purchasing and supply chain team across multiple packaging categories. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop their career within procurement and packaging. Buyer / Procurement Assistant Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 Location – Kettering Benefits: Generous bonus scheme | Hybrid working available | Life & Health Cash Plan | 5% Pension | 25 days holiday + bank holidays The business is particularly keen to speak with individuals who have experience working with suppliers, purchasing processes, stock management, or supply chain coordination within packaging, manufacturing, or distribution environments. The Role Support the procurement team with purchasing activities across multiple packaging categories Raise and manage purchase orders, ensuring accurate pricing, quantities, and delivery schedules Build and maintain strong relationships with UK and international suppliers Monitor stock levels and work closely with operations to ensure product availability Assist with supplier performance reviews, pricing analysis, and cost-saving initiatives Coordinate with sales, warehouse, and logistics teams to support customer demand Ensure supplier and product information is accurately maintained within ERP / MRP systems Support sourcing activities and help identify new supplier opportunities Assist with resolving supply chain, delivery, or quality issues in a timely manner Provide general procurement and administrative support to the wider supply chain team About You Experience within a purchasing, procurement, buying, or supply chain support role Experience within packaging, manufacturing, distribution, or FMCG environments would be advantageous Strong communication and organisational skills with excellent attention to detail Confident working with suppliers and internal departments Good commercial awareness and willingness to learn procurement processes Experience using ERP / MRP systems and Microsoft Excel A proactive and motivated individual who can manage multiple tasks effectively Candidates looking to progress their career within procurement and buying will also be considered If you are interested in applying for this opportunity or wish to receive further information, please contact Sean Turton on (phone number removed) or email a copy of your current CV to (url removed) “SER-IN

Local Authority Housing Advice and Options Manager, Northamptonshire Pay rate £265 per day Contract role, Local Authority Housing Pertemps are recruiting for an experienced Housing Advice and Options Manager in Northamptonshire. This is a Local Authority based role, so you will need to have significant experience of working at this level in a Local Authority Housing team. To be responsible for overall development, co-ordination, delivery and performance of a highly effective homelessness prevention, assessment and advice service for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness, with the ultimate goal of reducing homelessness and minimising the use of temporary accommodation. To develop, support and promote and inclusive, multi agency problem-solving approach to tackling, preventing and reducing homelessness to increase efficiency, deliver better outcomes for people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness and improve value for money. To provide people who are homeless or threatened with homelessness with advice on their housing options, taking into account their needs and aspirations, their eligibility for assistance under the homelessness legislation, their priority on the housing register and their ability to sustain a tenancy in the private sector. To contribute positively to the development of new working practices and initiatives, and the improvement of existing practices, that help to increase upstream prevention and prevent homelessness at the earliest stage, provide settled housing solutions and minimise the use and cost of temporary accommodation. To provide the Head of Housing Solutions, Assistant Director Strategic Housing, Development and Property Services, Corporate Leadership Team, and Councillors with advice on issues relating to housing advice and homelessness, to help set the strategic direction of the authority. The role will be based across the locality of North Northamptonshire. Please get in touch for more information. This is an agency post and Pertemps can offer you:- A Dedicated consultant who has access to all roles across the UK and is available for you to speak to An easy registration process (all done online) Referral schemes and incentives Ongoing compliance managed for you Prompt and reliable payroll and lots more.Please contact Graham Leatham on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) for more information. We recruit across all areas of Housing, Public Sector, Planning and Local Government work. If you are experienced in this sector, and this isn’t the role for you, contact us about other roles