Purchasing Assistant

Job Title: Purchasing Assistant (Ex-Military candidates preferred)

Location: Ashford, Kent.

Start date: ASAP

THE COMPANY

Our client is one of the leading distributors of Fixings, Fasteners and Building Consumables in the UK. Their customers include a range of the most renowned names in the Construction and Civil Engineering industries; among them are main contractors and specialist sub-contractors.

JOB PURPOSE

• To manage all non-stock enquiries within the purchasing department
• To support purchasing on current demand and enhance margin levels.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To manage all non-stock enquiries sent through from sales in a timely manner. Ensuring the quotations has been price correctly following all guidelines
• Relationship building within our supply chain
• Enquiry management
• To negotiate with suppliers
• Support the purchasing team on daily processes
• KPI monitoring
• Increase supply chain availability and current options.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

• Construction background preferred
• Computer literate
• Understanding off margin calculations and targets
• Experience within a busy and pressured environment
• Negotiating power
• Confident telephone manner.

Ref: 13344/001_1575893611 | Published: 09th Dec 2019