Buying Assistant

Autosmart International; England; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading manufacturing firm in the UK is seeking a Buying Assistant to support the Indirect Procurement Team. The successful candidate will manage procurement administration and foster supplier relationships. With responsibilities including negotiating supplier performance and contributing to supply chain projects, the ideal candidate must have procurement experience, excellent communication skills, and strong attention to detail. This role offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including private medical insurance and a pension scheme.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company-wide training and development programmes

Flexible working options

Private medical insurance

Generous contributory pension scheme

Life assurance at three times the annual salary

Employee assistance programme

Staff purchase scheme

Qualifications

• Procurement experience in a similar position.
• Administration experience in a busy customer/client-facing team.
• Excellent communication skills to build lasting relationships.
• Creative and innovative approach to problem solving.
• Positive and can-do attitude.
• First-class attention to detail.
• Strong administrative, organisational, and prioritisation skills.
• Live within a 45-minute commute of Burntwood.

Responsibilities

• Support the Buyer with quality, cost-effective goods.
• Foster relationships with suppliers for savings.
• Assist in negotiating and managing supplier performance.
• Manage Indirect Procurement Administration and purchase orders.
• Participate in procurement and supply chain projects.
• Collaborate with all departments.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Purchasing

Organisational skills

AS400

Math

Pricing

Analysis Skills

Merchandising

Microsoft Excel

Retail Math

Administrative Experience

Negotiation

Tools

ERP system experience

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for your next role? Would you like to work for a stable, market‑leading business? We are looking for a Buying Assistant to join our Indirect Procurement Team where you will support our Indirect Buyer with first‑class administration skills while working closely with our indirect goods and services suppliers.

Autosmart International is a manufacturing success story. Leading the field in vehicle cleaning products we are the No.1 choice of automotive trade customers across the UK. We have doubled in size in the last 10 years with a strategic plan to grow by 50% in the next 5 years. To sustain and underpin our growth we have invested over 35 million in a brand new 5‑acre warehouse and state‑of‑the‑art manufacturing site in Burntwood, Staffordshire.

Responsibilities

• Support the Buyer to maintain a steady supply of quality, cost‑effective goods and services from approved suppliers.
• Foster strong and effective working relationships with suppliers to deliver savings and process efficiencies for indirect spend categories.
• Assist the Buyer to negotiate, agree, manage and measure supplier performance against defined SLAs.
• Manage Indirect Procurement Administration (raising and monitoring purchase orders, delivery and service queries, ordering consumables, collecting data and maintaining records on our ERP system – IFS).
• Participate in a diverse range of procurement and supply chain projects.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across all departments.

Qualifications

• Procurement experience in a similar position.
• Administration experience in a busy customer/client‑facing team.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to build lasting working relationships internally and externally.
• A natural curiosity with a creative and innovative approach to problem solving and a passion for continuous improvement.
• A positive and can‑do attitude.
• First‑class attention to detail.
• ERP system experience with strong administrative, organisational and prioritisation skills.
• Live within a 45‑minute commute of Burntwood.

What we can offer

• A permanent contract with a financially stable market‑leader.
• Salary up to £30,000, depending on experience.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Company‑wide training and development programmes.
• Fast‑paced customer‑centric environment.
• Flexible working options.
• Private medical insurance.
• A generous contributory pension scheme.
• Life assurance at three times the annual salary.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Staff purchase scheme – take‑home products for free.

Key Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Purchasing
• Organisational skills
• AS400
• Math
• Pricing
• Analysis Skills
• Merchandising
• Microsoft Excel
• Retail Math
• Administrative Experience
• Negotiation

Other Details

Employment Type: Full Time

Department / Functional Area: Purchasing

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1

Apply NOW

If you have hands‑on buying experience, excellent administration skills and would like a role in a commercially driven environment where your work really matters, then we cannot wait to hear from you – apply today.