An exciting opportunity has arisen at Barons for an enthusiastic and driven person with a keen eye for detail, to join our small and friendly team. Barons, an established manufacturer of furniture for the healthcare market, has a fantastic reputation for producing high quality furniture throughout the UK
The Role:
As a Purchasing Administrator, you will be responsible for planning and managing the supply of inbound materials to support and enable agreed internal schedules, thereby ensuring customer delivery dates are met, on time and in full. This is an exciting opportunity with a go-ahead and expanding company.
Daily responsibilities for this key role include placing orders with suppliers for: complete products; components and raw materials. Orders will need to be planned, allocated and tracked from placement through to completion. The role requires the ability to deal with high volume of orders with excellent attention to detail and high levels of accuracy.
The successful candidate will have great communication skills, be methodical, have a keen eye for detail and the ability to prioritise effectively.
Ongoing Duties and Responsibilities:
Main responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
* Liaising with Production to ensure manufacturing capabilities
* Raising Purchase Orders
* Progress chasing to ensure inbound supplies arrive on time to meet internal schedules
* Working closely with Suppliers and building strong working relationships
* Managing orders through to completion
* Close liaison with internal departments to ensure on-time deliveries
* Clear communication to internal teams
* Management of order priorities
* Creating and updating reports as required by the business
* Undertake any ad hoc analysis which may be required
Essential Experience and Skills required:
* Secondary education including GCSE Maths and English Grade A – C
* Strong IT skills, Microsoft Excel knowledge essential
* Minimum of 2 years proven experience in a busy office environment
* The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a manufacturing environment
* Great communications skills, with good command of the English language
* Organised with meticulous attention to detail
* Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload
* Positive and ‘can do’ attitude
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £26,000.00-£28,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Casual dress
* Company pension
* On-site parking
Schedule:
* Monday to Friday
Experience:
* Procurement: 1 year (required)
* Purchasing: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
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