Purchasing Assistant
Location: Plymouth
Contract Type: Full-time, Monday-Friday
Are you looking for a career in purchasing within an innovative and fast-growing company? Join our client as a Purchasing Assistant, where you’ll play a crucial role in supporting their purchasing team and ensuring the project managers can provide timely delivery of products to customer sites.
This would suit someone who is comfortable with negotiations and eager to communicate with a range of suppliers to secure the best deals. They will provide full training on product knowledge.
Key Responsibilities:
Building relationships with suppliers and internal teams
Negotiating with suppliers to ensure best pricing
Conducting regular supplier reviews
Making project-based purchases within budget
Handling reactive purchasing needs on-site
Ensuring timely delivery of goods to project sites
Resolving account and ordering issues
Managing one-off procurement tasks for custom projects
Running annual tender exercises per spending category
What You’ll Need:
Strong attention to detail
Experience in buying/procurement is helpful but not essential
Excellent negotiation and communication skills
Strong data entry capabilities
Ready to make an impact? Apply today