Buying Assistant – Burntwood

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

Job summary

A leading manufacturing company in Burntwood seeks a Buying Assistant to support procurement activities. You will enhance supplier relationships, manage administration tasks, and work within a dynamic team. The role offers a salary up to £30,000 and excellent benefits including 25 days holiday, flexible working options, and private medical insurance. Previous experience in procurement or a strong willingness to learn is desired.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private medical insurance

Generous pension scheme

Life assurance

Staff purchase scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar procurement role or willingness to learn.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills.
• Ability to build lasting relationships with suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Support the Senior Buyer in maintaining supply of goods.
• Foster supplier relationships for savings and efficiencies.
• Manage procurement administration including purchase orders.

Skills

Procurement experience

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Tools

ERP system experience (IFS)

Job description

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 your first‑class administration skills, while working closely with our indirect goods and services suppliers. You will fully utilise your exceptional communication skills to build and maintain relationships with existing and new suppliers, in a pacey, varied role, great team environment, where no two days are the same.

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.

Our Buying Assistant will:

• Support the Senior 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 including raising and monitoring purchase orders, delivery and service queries, ordering consumables for the business, 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

Our Buying Assistant will have:

• Procurement experience in a similar role, or be willing to learn
• 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 our Buying Assistant:

• A permanent contract with a financially stable market‑leader
• Salary up to £30,000 depending on experience
• 25 days holiday PLUS bank holidays
• Companywide 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 annual salary
• Employee assistance programme
• Staff purchase scheme – take home products for FREE

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.

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