Hybrid Direct Sourcing Assistant

Rexel UK Ltd; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension

Life assurance 4x salary

Performance bonus

33 days annual leave

Learning opportunities

Health & wellbeing programs

Staff discounts

Job summary

Rexel UK Ltd is seeking a Direct Sourcing Assistant to support direct-sourcing activities and supplier engagement. You will coordinate with overseas suppliers on RFQs, quotations, samples and specifications, and manage end-to-end purchase orders through to delivery.

The role requires strong tracking, documentation, and data accuracy skills, plus effective stakeholder communication. It is a hybrid role with weekly travel to Birmingham Head Office and network travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in sourcing, buying, supply chain or purchasing.
• Knowledge of import, shipping, HS codes, tariffs and landed costs.
• Strong tracking, reporting, record-keeping and document-control skills.
• Effective stakeholder communication and issue escalation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sourcing Lead with direct-sourcing activity and supplier engagement.
• Coordinate with overseas suppliers and Group subsidiaries on RFQs, quotations, samples and specifications.
• Manage purchase orders from creation through production, shipping, and delivery.
• Maintain accurate records for suppliers, products, pricing, sourcing and compliance.
• Maintain product and cost data including specifications, packaging details, country of origin, weights and dimensions.
• Manage and check shipping and import documentation, including customs paperwork, HS codes, tariffs and landed-cost information.
• Monitor shipments and deliveries closely, escalating delays, shortages, labeling errors, documentation issues and other discrepancies.
• Coordinate communications across Sourcing, Commercial, Supply Chain, Logistics, Finance, Product Data, Warehouses and Branches.

Skills

Supplier coordination

RFQ management

Quotations

Samples handling

Specifications

Import knowledge

Shipping knowledge

Tracking & reporting

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Rexel UK Ltd is seeking a Direct Sourcing Assistant to support direct-sourcing activities and supplier engagement. You will coordinate with overseas suppliers on RFQs, quotations, samples and specifications, and manage end-to-end purchase orders through to delivery.

The role requires strong tracking, documentation, and data accuracy skills, plus effective stakeholder communication. It is a hybrid role with weekly travel to Birmingham Head Office and network travel as needed.