Procurement assistant

Our client is a privately owned engineering company based in East Sussex. They are currently looking for a Procurement Assistant to join their hardworking and dedicated team in St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex. The ideal candidate will have demonstrable experience within an office environment, have knowledge of administration or purchasing, be IT literate with a good understanding and knowledge of Excel and Word and be a highly organised individual with a good telephone manner. As a Procurement Assistant you will progress purchase orders, maintain and develop a good working relationship with the companies rsquo; suppliers, check on despatch dates as well as dealing with general administration duties including preparing paperwork for shipping and answering calls into the purchasing department. The ideal candidate will hold the following skills and experiences: Demonstrable experience within an office environment Knowledge of administration or purchasing Be IT literate with a good understanding and knowledge of Excel and Word Hold Maths and English qualification at lsquo;A rsquo; level or GCSE level grade C or above Have strong communication skills, both verbal and written Possess a good telephone manner Be a highly organised individual Desirable: Use and understanding of MPS/MRP systems (preferably Sage) Demonstrable experience in a purchasing/buying department Experience of contacting suppliers and arranging/following up quote requests Your duties as a Procurement Assistant will include: Responsible for placing Pos in a timely manner Assisting with purchases for consumables stock and ensuring replenishment orders are placed in a timely manner Planning appropriate quotes and purchases for standard production items to ensure parts are available to meet product on-time delivery Gathering approvals, then raise and issue purchase orders to suppliers in good time Maintain and develop a good working relationship with our suppliers, working with the purchasing team to foster continuous improvement in their performance Highlight poor supplier performance to ensure that appropriate remedial action may be taken Assist the process for items being returned to suppliers due to poor quality, raising returns and new orders on Sage as appropriate Completing purchase order acknowledgements and work with suppliers to minimise late deliveries, looking at purchase order priorities as necessary Maintaining contact with suppliers to check on despatch dates, to clarify requirements and to provide occasional feedback on their performance Dealing with general administration duties such as assisting with stores as appropriate, preparing paperwork for shipping, answering calls into purchasing department and looking after visitors when first arriving into the premises Salary: GBP11.44 per hour Hours: Monday ndash; Thursday, 8am ndash; 5.30pm and Friday, 8am ndash; 4.30pm 37.5 hour per week Temporary Contract Location: St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex Start Date: ASAP