Operations & Purchasing Assistant

WCI Group; Wiveliscombe; Remote; GBP 32,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellbeing support through a

Life cover

Employer pension contributions

Flexible holiday trading options

Eligibility for an annual performance

Ongoing training, development and upsk

Job summary

WCI Group in Wiveliscombe, England, is hiring a Materials and Procurement Coordinator to source materials, manage stock and coordinate deliveries for projects and service operations. You will engage with suppliers, raise POs and maintain stock records, while developing broader procurement and commercial skills over time.

The role combines desk work with stores duties, requiring numeracy, accuracy and good communication.

Qualifications

• Experience of procurement in the civils or building trade.
• Experience of warehouse management and stock control, including picking orders.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
• Strong numeracy and literacy, with good written and verbal communication.
• Technically minded, with good problem-solving ability.
• Able to organise and prioritise a varied workload to meet deadlines.
• Able to carry out the manual handling involved in stores and yard work.
• Full driving licence.
• Based within 60 minutes of our Wiveliscombe office.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchasing of materials, equipment and plant across projects and service operations.
• Raise purchase orders and obtain competitive supplier quotations.
• Source bespoke and specialist items as required.
• Coordinate plant hire, off-hire, deliveries and collections.
• Monitor orders and resolve delivery issues, shortages and discrepancies.
• Receive, check and process deliveries, returns, credits and GRNs.
• Maintain accurate stock levels and support regular stock checks and annual stock takes.
• Assist with picking and preparing materials and equipment for project teams.
• Maintain an organised, safe and efficient warehouse and yard.
• Maintain supplier records, pricing information and the company price book.
• Support supplier onboarding, warranty claims and general procurement administration.
• Provide project teams with procurement and pricing information.
• Assist with CVR and wider commercial administration.

Skills

Procurement experience civils/building

Warehouse management

Numeracy & literacy

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Manual handling

Full driving licence

Local to Wiveliscombe area

Tools

Excel

Job description

You will be working with suppliers and internal teams to source materials, coordinate deliveries, manage stock and ensure projects and service operations remain well supplied.

The role will provide exposure to the wider project lifecycle, giving you an opportunity to develop your understanding of construction, engineering, procurement and commercial operations.

There is also genuine scope to develop your career through further training and professional development, with opportunities to gain exposure to areas such as estimating, commercial management and quantity surveying over time.

• Manage purchasing of materials, equipment and plant across projects and service operations
• Raise purchase orders and obtain competitive supplier quotations
• Source bespoke and specialist items as required
• Coordinate plant hire, off-hire, deliveries and collections
• Monitor orders and resolve delivery issues, shortages and discrepancies
• Receive, check and process deliveries, returns, credits and GRNs
• Maintain accurate stock levels and support regular stock checks and annual stock takes
• Assist with picking and preparing materials and equipment for project teams
• Maintain an organised, safe and efficient warehouse and yard
• Maintain supplier records, pricing information and the company price book
• Support supplier onboarding, warranty claims and general procurement administration
• Provide project teams with procurement and pricing information
• Assist with CVR and wider commercial administration

This role suits someone who knows their way around construction materials, perhaps from a builders’ or plumbing merchant, a stores role or civils procurement.

The work splits between the desk and the stores: raising and tracking purchase orders, sourcing prices and dealing with suppliers, then checking deliveries in, picking orders and keeping stock accurate.

You’ll be technically minded and good with numbers, the sort of person who spots a problem with an order or delivery early and sorts it out without waiting to be asked. Curiosity about how the business works will count for a lot, as there is scope to progress into quantity surveying, estimating or commercial management.

• Experience of procurement in the civils or building trade
• Experience of warehouse management and stock control, including picking orders
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel
• Strong numeracy and literacy, with good written and verbal communication
• Technically minded, with good problem-solving ability
• Able to organise and prioritise a varied workload to meet deadlines
• Able to carry out the manual handling involved in stores and yard work
• Full driving licence
• Based within 60 minutes of our Wiveliscombe office

• Experience of, or good knowledge of, construction, groundworks or civils
• A builders’ or plumbing merchant background
• Knowledge of drainage, plumbing and civils parts

This is a full-time, permanent position, Monday to Friday, 8am–5pm, based at our Wiveliscombe office. The salary is £32,000 to £38,000, depending on experience.

WCI also offers a well-rounded benefits package after probation, including:

• Health and wellbeing support through a paid health cash plan
• Life cover, providing financial security for your family
• Employer pension contributions
• Flexible holiday trading options
• Eligibility for an annual performance bonus
• Ongoing training, development and upskilling opportunities

If you’re a practical problem-solver who takes pride in quality work and wants to be part of a growing, values-led business, we’d love to hear from you.