Global manufacturer requires a Purchasing Assistant on a 12 month FTC basis to support procurement and supply chain planning activities. Applicants will ideally have office-based experience within a manufacturing or engineering business. Experience in, or previous exposure to procurement or supply chain tasks would be advantageous. The Purchasing Assistant will support tasks around; purchase order management, supplier liaison, data management, and inventory/stock control. Specific duties of the Purchasing Assistant include: Purchase order management for direct/indirect areas of spend Expediting and maintenance of correct data in MRP Monitoring of; stock, inventory and Kanban levels Stakeholder engagement Monitoring supplier KPI performance - quality, cost, delivery, spend Maintain ERP master data Purchasing Assistant applicants should meet the following criteria: Previous experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment Exposure to procurement, suppliers or supply chain tasks would be advantageous Collaborative, team player IT literacy - MS Office packages, MRP and ERP (desirable) Comfortable with hybrid working, and working a 12 month FTC position