Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant - Poole - Up to £30,000 With real scope to build your procurement expertise, you''ll be trusted with the accuracy that keeps supply moving, from purchase order to delivery. Every order, every supplier relationship, every record: it all runs through you.As a Purchasing Assistant, you will benefit from: Structured onboarding and ongoing training in procurement systems and processesSupport to work towards a recognised procurement qualification such as CIPSA stable, well-organised working environment with clear processes to followExposure to a broad commodity area, building genuine specialist knowledge over time As a Purchasing Assistant, your responsibilities will include: Schedule incoming materials against forecast demand to maintain continuity of supplyGenerate and issue purchase orders to nominated suppliers within your commodity areaManage supplier non-conformances alongside Quality and Technical teams, negotiating costs where requiredExpedite outstanding orders and flag supplier delays that could affect productionMaintain accurate procurement and supply records within the ERP/MRP systemInvestigate supplier price discrepancies and obtain credit notes where necessary As a Purchasing Assistant, your experience will include: Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel, including formula creation and checkingWorking knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, ideally including OracleExperience liaising with suppliers and building effective working relationshipsStrong office ..... full job details .....