Purchasing Coordinator

I'm looking to speak with purchasing professionals with a background in engineering and manufacturing. This would be an ideal role for anyone looking to gain some great experience in purchasing whilst working within a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Client Details

I'm currently recruiting a new and exciting role for a manufacturing business in Barnsley. Due to grown and internal promotions the business which I'm working with are looking to recruit a Purchasing Coordinator.

Description

As the Purchasing Coordinator you will have the following responsibilities:

• Maintain and expedite purchase orders for all indirect & some direct materials/services to ensure an effective but lean material stock level is maintained, without disruption to the internal manufacturing processes;

• Liaise with suppliers, stakeholders and external customers, as required, to ensure shortages do not occur.

• Work in conjunction with the Purchasing Manager to communicate thoroughly and effectively through all business functions delivery dates for all indirect and some direct materials.

• Responsible for the receipting of materials from suppliers and the filing of the relevant documentation.

• Assist the Purchasing Manager with the analysis of different direct and indirect material commodities, and play an active role in onsite projects.

• Ensure all purchase orders are audited, generated and distributed in a timely manner.

• Assist and support all relevant departments in the placement of purchase orders and goods receiving.

• Liaise with Logistics Department and suppliers on all delivery enquiries and discrepancies.

• Work with Finance Department & suppliers to resolve any invoice queries.

• Issue daily supplier overdue report.

• Working with the Commodity Manager as an integral part of the Purchasing department, to provide support, as well as developing suppliers in their own commodities portfolio to an ever higher level of achievement.

Profile

The successful candidate for the Purchasing Coordinator role will ideally have some of the following key skills and qualities:

• Familiarity with MRP/ERP systems

• Proficient in the use of Microsoft suite of applications

• Commercial experience within a purchasing office

• Experience in problem solving

• Computer Literate -working knowledge of all Microsoft packages: Word, Excel, Access

• Flexible in attitude to work & capability to multi task

• Experience in dealing with external vendors

• The ability to work using their own initiative requiring little supervision;

• Work within strict deadlines to complete allocated tasks

• Highly organised & well motivated in a task driven role

• Good verbal communication skills.

Job Offer

£20,000 - £22,000