Documentation and Purchasing Administrator Company Overview: For over 75 years, WIKA has been a renowned partner and competent specialist for any task in the field of measurement technology. With steadily growing efficiency, innovative technologies are applied when developing new products and system solutions. The reliability of the products and the readiness to face all challenges of the market have been the key factors for WIKA achieving a leading position in the global market. Within the WIKA Group, currently 11,200 employees are dedicated to maintain and improve technology in pressure, temperature, force and level measurement, and also in the fields of flow measurement, calibration and SF 6 gas solutions. WIKA Instruments in Sevenoaks provide pressure, temperature, level, flow, force and related calibration instruments. Our facility includes an engineering services department with repair, modification and calibration capability as well as incorporating the TC Fluid Control, level manufacturing capability and our ATEX approved electrical temperature manufacturing line. We are now looking for a Documentation and Purchasing Administrator to join our team. Your Activities: Documentation and Purchasing Administrator - Produce and collate upfront and post manufacture customer documentation for submittal to the sales team for locally manufactured products. Submit documentation and maintain customer SDRLs when required ensuring customer documentation request starter packs are understood and online portals are used correctly. Liaising with Sales team for any returned documentation that needs revision. Chasing returned approved documentation submittals to ensure invoices are paid on time by the customer. Assisting production when needed in obtaining any missing material certificates from suppliers. Ensure all supplier documents are in before the order is ready to ship and send to the customer. Maintain the backorder lines ensuring any last-minute slippage is investigated and reported to Sales work with the CSR team to reconfirm orders to the customer. Passing orders to the Warehouse team for packing, in an efficient timescale to ensure that Warehouse have plenty of time to assemble and pack the orders. Handle purchase order (PO) acknowledgements, cross referencing the PO and updating accordingly, ensuring any delays are brought to the relevant teams attention and dealing with any anomalies. Chasing suppliers for acknowledgements for unconfirmed orders and requesting delivery improvements when required. Obtaining up to date lead times for stock items from suppliers and updating the system, along with re-order levels accordingly. Printing and packing of IOM manuals for the Warehouse whenever stock of these becomes low. Expediting of overdue purchase orders and reporting of any issues with suppliers or supply to the relevant person. Assist in attending Production meetings and updating weekly reports. Proactively liaise with vendors to ensure correct documents are received on goods arrival. Your Profile: Previous administration experience with strong organizational skills and keen attention to detail. Proficient in IT, with A Levels or GCSEs. An understanding of manufacturing or engineering environments is preferred but not essential. Keywords: purchasing, documentation, stock, admin, administrator, administration, purchasing assistant, documentation assistant, order processing, supply chain, logistics, production, manufacturing, engineering, Documentation and Purchasing Administrator ADZN1_UKTJ