Supply Chain Assistant Needed For Excellent Oxfordshire Company

Our client is a hugely successful company based in South Oxfordshire, seeking a Supply Chain Assistant to join their busy team. This is a permanent full time role with an attractive base salary and excellent benefits package.

This is a superb opportunity for someone that is interested in working in a purchasing team. You will be joining a friendly and motivated organisation that provides excellent support and training

The duties will included the following:

• Place Purchase orders
• Assist with monitoring the performance of suppliers
• Investigate any items not delivered
• Ensure the customer and supplier data bases are kept up to date.
• Ensure that pricing information is updated and communicated where necessary
• Build a good rapport with suppliers to ensure that delivery dates are being met
• Provide general administrative assistance to purchasing teams
• Ensure that stock is allocated and levels are maintained

For this position we are seeking the following skills/attributes:

• Excellent communication skills
• The ability to deal with suppliers and third parties when necessary
• Confident using MS Office in particular Excel
• Experience of using Sage would be an advantage
• If you have worked in a stock or purchasing environment previously it would be an advantage for this role
• Confident working in a role that requires numerical abilities
• Strong administrative skills and the ability to multi task

It would be an advantage if you have worked in a similar role, however we are also considering candidates with a strong administrative background