£26743/annum
VJ Technology are looking for a Purchasing Administrator to join our Purchasing team in Ashford.
This is a full time, permanent role. 40 hours per week Monday - Friday, 8:30am-5:30pm with a 1 hour unpaid lunch break each day.
If you have admin experience and looking for a new challenge, please apply today!
Your Purpose:
Being instrumental in coordinating all purchases. Maintaining strong relationships and excellent communication with suppliers and internal contacts, working to deliver outstanding experiences for our customers.
Responsibilities
- Working in a fast-paced energetic team who strive for personal and professional excellence
- Providing Procurement Customer Service support
- Daily management of enquires through the purchasing helpdesk
- Responsible for the management of the purchasing responsibilities across the department
- Investigations and problem solving of potential delivery discrepancies
- Communicating professionally between all stakeholders
- Support Account management with supplier feedback and meeting content
- Developing strategies to find the most cost-effective deals and suppliers
- To place orders with suppliers for non-stock and stock orders once the sales order has been received
- To make sure direct delivery to sites are fulfilled and the information given to suppliers is as accurate as possible
- Maintain strong working relationships with our vendors
- Compare product deliveries with issued purchase orders and contact vendors when there are discrepancies
- Ability to interchange between different functions within procurement when support and/or training is required
- Liaise with Warehouse and make sure stock is delivered
- Manage the transfer of stock to other company warehouses
Skills you have:
- Prior experience of working within a fast-paced construction or related industry procurement department (desirable but not essential)
- Strong administration experience
- Knowledge of the Company, Market & Competitors (desirable but not essential)
- The ability to liaise effectively and build relationship with suppliers
- Proficient in using IT packages (including Microsoft word and Excel)
- A proactive and flexible approach to plan and meet demanding deadlines