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Purchasing Assistant – Spider are advertising on behalf of a leading precision engineering company with more than 40 years of expertise, serving the aerospace, marine, brewery, and automotive sectors.

They are looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join the team in Harlow, Essex on a full-time permanent basis.

Why them

They are committed to providing top-quality machining solutions using both standard and exotic materials such as Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Inconel. With a full end-to-end approach, they support projects from initial consultation and design all the way through to the finished product.

Fantastic company benefits include:

• Competitive Salary: On offer is a competitive salary of £30,000 - £37,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Holiday: 25 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension
• Free Parking
• Employee extras such as: Profit Share scheme

About the role:

As a Purchasing Assistant, you will support the Production Manager with a variety of duties including purchasing, accounts and planning. The role is a 39-hour workweek, with hours from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Thursday (including a ½-hour lunch) and 7:00 am to 12:00 pm on Friday.

Other duties will include

• Accurately enter and manage invoices, orders, and other data into the company’s system, ensuring high attention to detail.
• Perform hands-on tasks on the shop floor, including moving and handling products or materials as needed.
• Extract data from manufacturing software and convert it into organised Excel spreadsheets for reporting and analysis.
• Monitor and reconcile numerical data, identifying discrepancies and ensuring accuracy across all records.
• Collaborate with team members to maintain smooth workflow between administrative and operational tasks.

About you:

As a Purchasing Assistant , previous experience within a similar industry is preferred but not essential. You will be detail-oriented and numerically confident individual, comfortable working both administratively and hands-on in a busy production environment. You are confident working with Excel, able to extract and convert data from manufacturing software into clear, organised spreadsheets. You will be physically capable and adaptable and are happy to assist on the shop floor when needed.

If you have the relevant skills and experience for this Purchasing Assistant role and would like to be considered, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Please check your email inbox and spam/junk mail folder for any email correspondence for this vacancy.

Additional keywords: Purchasing Assistant, Purchase Order, Procurement, Coordinator, Inventory, Stock Control, Excel, Precision Engineering, Production Controller, Purchase Controller

This vacancy is being advertised and handled through Spider, the region’s Online Job Advertiser, on our behalf. We both take your privacy seriously. When you apply, your details are processed and available for us to directly review for this vacancy. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text, or telephone. For full Privacy Policy details please see email correspondence on receipt of your application.

We are recruiting for one of our long term clients based in Beckton, East London.

They are looking to recruit an experienced purchasing Assistant, their facility is a new building with modern offices and a great team feel.

Duties will include:

• Answering the telephone quickly, efficiently, in a polite and friendly manner
li>Assist in the handling of incoming & outgoing post as required
• Respond to email queries on a daily basis from internal & external sources
• Oversee all stock exceptions as appropriate
• Manage incoming supplier acknowledgements on a daily basis
• Check supplier acknowledgement matches purchase order any changes / issues to be notified in writing
• Check pricing on incoming supplier acknowledgments and advise of any price discrepancies to be amended by admin assistant
• Update order due dates from supplier acknowledgements detailing incoming delivery dates
• Advise of any late deliveries via standard email template
• Deal with emails from suppliers advising of late deliveries by checking install dates against supplier’s delivery dates and work with planning / suppliers to meet all schedule planned dates
< i>Supplier invoicing
• Customer Invoicing
• Processing Sales Orders
• Processing Purchase Orders
• Producing Picking sheets relevant to sales order
• Sales & Purchase order amendments
• Provide ad-hoc support and assistance across the company
• Ensure all filing is up to date and filed correctly

Core competencies:

• Excellent organisation and administrative skills
• Acute time management
• Interpersonal skills
• Communication skills
• Full training will be given including, bespoke software systems

Skills required:

• A positive attitude to dealing with people and a client focussed approach
• Excellent communication skills through all channels including written, oral, telephone, email and face to face as well as the ability to work within and as part of a team
• An excellent telephone manner and strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge and ability to use proficiently standard office computer software, including MS Office suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases and spreadsheets, email and internet applications
• Ability to work independently, including maintaining filing systems, databases
• An ability to work at a consistently high level of accuracy with acute attention to detail

In return for for your skills our client is offering a very competitive salary, 33 days holidays (inc bank holidays), company pension.

Hours of work are Monday to Friday - 9am to 5.30pm / Part time hours available

The position will be on a temp to perm basis.

Axiom Personnel are acting as an employment business in relation to this position.

• Raising and processing purchase orders.
• Liaising with suppliers to confirm delivery dates and resolve any issues.
• Managing stock levels and tracking inventory.
• Updating ERP/MRP systems and maintaining accurate records.
• Supporting the Purchasing Manager with sourcing and supplier evaluations.

• Previous experience in an administrative or purchasing role (ideally in manufacturing or engineering).
• Strong IT skills, particularly with Excel and order management systems.
• A team-player mindset and the ability to stay calm under pressure.
• A willingness to learn and grow within the role.

• Be part of a friendly, down-to-earth team who support each other.
• Gain hands-on experience in a fast-moving manufacturing environment.
• Enjoy a competitive salary, excellent perks,  and opportunities to develop your skills.
• Work for a company with a solid reputation and a commitment to quality.

A Purchasing Assistant is required by a FMCG/distribution business. Applicants need previous experience in, or knowledge of procurement and supply chain, be motivated self-starters and be competent in MS packages, particularly MS Excel. Hybrid.

The Purchasing Assistant will join a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers led by a Purchasing Manager. The Purchasing Assistant will support end-to-end supply chain activities from order placement, through to outbound logistics to the customer managing suppliers and monitoring inventory levels throughout the process.

Specific duties of the Purchasing Assistant include:

• Management of Purchase Order process - raising orders with suppliers/factories and expediting delays
• Coordination of inbound and outbound logistics processes
• Tracking and transferring of stock
• Maintenance of supplier, product and inventory data within MS Excel
• Support Buyers and Senior Buyers with their workload.

Purchasing Assistant applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Previous experience in a purchasing, buying, procurement, supply chain, logistics or purchase order role
• Ability to use MS suite of packages, particularly MS Excel
• Relationship-building skills; customers, colleagues, suppliers etc
• A "starter-finisher" with strong coordination skills
• Comfortable with hybrid working

A Purchasing Assistant is required by a FMCG/distribution business. Applicants need previous experience in, or knowledge of procurement and supply chain, be motivated self-starters and be competent in MS packages, particularly MS Excel. Hybrid.

The Purchasing Assistant will join a team of Buyers and Senior Buyers led by a Purchasing Manager. The Purchasing Assistant will support end-to-end supply chain activities from order placement, through to outbound logistics to the customer managing suppliers and monitoring inventory levels throughout the process.

Specific duties of the Purchasing Assistant include:

• Management of Purchase Order process - raising orders with suppliers/factories and expediting delays
• Coordination of inbound and outbound logistics processes
• Tracking and transferring of stock
• Maintenance of supplier, product and inventory data within MS Excel
• Support Buyers and Senior Buyers with their workload.

Purchasing Assistant applicants should meet the following criteria:

• Previous experience in a purchasing, buying, procurement, supply chain, logistics or purchase order role
• Ability to use MS suite of packages, particularly MS Excel
• Relationship-building skills; customers, colleagues, suppliers etc
• A "starter-finisher" with strong coordination skills
• Comfortable with hybrid working

Purchasing Assistant – Spider are advertising on behalf of a leading precision engineering company with more than 40 years of expertise, serving the aerospace, marine, brewery, and automotive sectors.

They are looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join the team in Harlow, Essex on a full-time permanent basis.

Why them

They are committed to providing top-quality machining solutions using both standard and exotic materials such as Stainless Steel, Titanium, and Inconel. With a full end-to-end approach, they support projects from initial consultation and design all the way through to the finished product.

Fantastic company benefits include:

• Competitive Salary: On offer is a competitive salary of £30,000 - £37,000 per annum depending on experience.
• Holiday: 25 days plus Bank Holidays
• Pension
• Free Parking
• Employee extras such as: Profit Share scheme

About the role:

As a Purchasing Assistant, you will support the Production Manager with a variety of duties including purchasing, accounts and planning. The role is a 39-hour workweek, with hours from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday to Thursday (including a ½-hour lunch) and 7:00 am to 12:00 pm on Friday.

Other duties will include

• Accurately enter and manage invoices, orders, and other data into the company’s system, ensuring high attention to detail.
• Perform hands-on tasks on the shop floor, including moving and handling products or materials as needed.
• Extract data from manufacturing software and convert it into organised Excel spreadsheets for reporting and analysis.
• Monitor and reconcile numerical data, identifying discrepancies and ensuring accuracy across all records.
• Collaborate with team members to maintain smooth workflow between administrative and operational tasks.

About you:

As a Purchasing Assistant , previous experience within a similar industry is preferred but not essential. You will be detail-oriented and numerically confident individual, comfortable working both administratively and hands-on in a busy production environment. You are confident working with Excel, able to extract and convert data from manufacturing software into clear, organised spreadsheets. You will be physically capable and adaptable and are happy to assist on the shop floor when needed.

If you have the relevant skills and experience for this Purchasing Assistant role and would like to be considered, please apply by forwarding an up-to-date CV as soon as possible. We look forward to hearing from you.

If you require any reasonable adjustments such as access or information in an alternative format, please inform us soon as you are able so that we can make the appropriate adjustments.

Please check your email inbox and spam/junk mail folder for any email correspondence for this vacancy.

Additional keywords: Purchasing Assistant, Purchase Order, Procurement, Coordinator, Inventory, Stock Control, Excel, Precision Engineering, Production Controller, Purchase Controller

This vacancy is being advertised and handled through Spider, the region’s Online Job Advertiser, on our behalf. We both take your privacy seriously. When you apply, your details are processed and available for us to directly review for this vacancy. As you might expect you may be contacted by email, text, or telephone. For full Privacy Policy details please see email correspondence on receipt of your application.

Purchasing Assistant

Full Time – Temporary to Permanent

Location: Derby

Hours: Monday to Thursday Office Hours / FRIDAY EARLY 1PM FINISH!

Basic Salary: £28,000.00 Per Annum

Benefits: 28 Days Annual Leave Entitlement Incl Bank Holidays, Free Car Parking, lengthy career prospects. Fantastic team and culture

Our client is a highly reputable company established for well over 40 years with a huge presence .

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