Purchasing Assistant

Red Recruitment Group are currently supporting their National client with the requirment for a full-time Group Purchasing Assistant. The hours of work are Monday to Friday 08:00am - 5:30pm Salary is £30'000 per annum and based on a 2 weeks temp to permanent contract. Weekly paid for temp period, monthly paid when permanent. Candidate Requirements - Must hold afull UK driving licence. - Willingness to learn and well organised. - Prior administrative experience desirable but not a requirement. - Automotive industry experience desirable but again not a requirement. - Punctuality and professionalism paramount. - Competent with Microsoft office. - Attention to detail is highly important. Main Duties - Raising & receiving purchase orders, resolving any discrepancies which may occur. - Communicating with our forwarding company in the UK to ensure a smooth transition of stock from overseas into our warehouses. As well as this, monitoring and maintaining a schedule so that our warehouse team are aware when deliveries are due. - Reconciling our invoices periodically and communicating with our finance team to make sure that suppliers are paid on time. This will also involve receiving statements from suppliers and ensuring all required invoices are received and signed for head office and subsequently entered onto our system. - Back-order reconciliation and regularly liaising with suppliers to ensure this is frequently updated to confirm product and availability status are visible for the business. - Liaising with depots regarding stock adjustments and PQF (product quality feedback) queries. - Liaising with affected suppliers to raise concern and request credit notes accordingly. - Updating supplier product and price database on a regular basis to maintain updated and correct information for ourselves and customers. - Sorting and filing documents. - General administrative work. - Assisting with the team based in our central distribution centre as and when required. Please apply by submitting your CV online