Job Overview
Crown Chicken Ltd. forms part of the hugely successful Cranswick Plc.
We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Purchasing Assistant to join our dynamic team.
Main responsibilities: (not limited to)
* Answer and screen telephone calls, re-directing the callers and/or taking accurate messages as required.
* Raising Purchase orders across all departments within Crown Chicken, correctly allocating nominals to purchased goods and services.
* Ensuring orders are receipted against delivery notes, engaging with farms to ensure orders have been fulfilled and allocating correctly on the system.
* Goods intake and stock checks with reporting on a weekly basis, both onsite and offsite
* Engage in the building of modern processes within Procurement to a high standard across departments
* Prepare and processes incoming and outgoing mail in an orderly manner
* Organise workload to prioritise farm and mill orders
* Purchasing of a wide variety of products ranging across our Mill and Farms
* Working as part of a team to drive new processes
* Managing E-Procurement process with timely ordering
* Liaising with suppliers on lead times and order processing
What you need:
* Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
* Previous experience of purchasing and/or supplier relations.
* Confidence to work on your own initiative balanced with a teamwork approach.
* Competent computer skills, particularly in Microsoft Office.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Benefits:
* Starting £24,000-£28,000 DOE
* Pension – 3% employer contributions/5% employee contributions with additional company contributions if you choose to add more
* Access to our Feed Your Wellbeing hub, with retail discounts and a range of other perks
* Share of the profits with our discounted share scheme
* Optional cycle to work scheme and holiday purchase schemes
* Death in service insurance
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Experience:
* Purchasing: 1 year (preferred)
Licence/Certification:
* Driving Licence (required)
Work Location: In person
#J-18808-Ljbffr