Job Title: Assistant Buyer
Salary: Competitive
Location: Whiteparish, Salisbury
Job Type: Full time, Permanent (8:30am to 5:00pm Monday to Friday)
The Company has a vacancy in their busy purchasing & planning team at their Operations facility located at Old Sarum. The role involves all aspects relating to purchasing, scheduling and control of parts.
Main Duties:
- Ordering & scheduling of parts – driven by MRP
- Maintain integrity of stock
- Locating hard to find parts in the supply chain
- Supplier negotiation
- Purchasing of non-stock parts / services
- Close liaison with all (UK) Operations, Sales & Engineering Teams
- Close liaison with overseas offices in particular Hong Kong
- To answer the telephone with a polite and efficient manner
- To carry out administrative tasks that arise from the job
- Assist with Stores / Production / Dispatch – as and when required
- To undertake additional duties as may reasonably be required
The successful Candidate will have/be:
- Highly motivated self-starter
- Good IT Skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Good negotiation skills and basic knowledge of UK contract law
- Have a “good eye” for detail
- Experience of MRP systems would be an advantage
- Have a “can-do” attitude
- Full driving licence
Note: Applicants will be based locally and should possess their own transport.
Non-Smokers only.
Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: Buyer, Purchaser, Buying Advisor, Buying Assistant, Purchasing Advisor, Procurement Officer, Procurement Advisor, Purchasing Consultant, Buying Consultant, Procurement Consultant, Assistant Procurement Officer, Assistant Buyer, Assistant Purchaser may also be considered for this role.
