Procurement Assistant

SF Partners; Alfreton CP; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment is partnering with a well-established business in Alfreton to recruit a Procurement Assistant for the Purchasing & Logistics team. The role offers day-to-day support across purchasing, supplier administration, stock control and order processing in a busy office-based setting.

Ideal candidates will have 1–2 years in purchasing or procurement, with strong communication, organisational skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• 1–2 years' experience in purchasing, procurement, supply chain or purchasing administration.
• Confident communicating with suppliers and internal teams.
• Strong organisation and attention to detail.
• Good Microsoft Office skills.
• MRP/ERP experience would be beneficial but not essential.
• Keen to learn and develop within procurement.

Responsibilities

• Raising purchase orders from internal requisitions
• Ordering stock, parts and consumables
• Supporting with supplier quotations and sourcing parts
• Liaising with suppliers regarding orders and deliveries
• Using the MRP system to maintain purchasing information
• Supporting stock control and inventory administration
• Checking purchase invoices against agreed pricing and purchase orders
• Resolving invoice and order discrepancies
• Processing returns and maintaining records
• Liaising with Accounts, Warehouse and other internal teams
• Supporting subcontractor administration and compliance documentation
• Assisting with routine inventory reports and general purchasing administration

Skills

Purchasing

Procurement

Supply chain

Administrative

MRP/ERP experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Procurement Assistant

Alfreton Full-Time Permanent Office Based

SF Recruitment are exclusively working with a well-established business in Alfreton who are looking to recruit a Procurement Assistant to join their Purchasing & Logistics team.

This is a great opportunity for someone with some previous purchasing, procurement, supply chain or order processing experience who is looking to develop their career within procurement.

Working closely with the Purchasing & Logistics Manager, you'll provide day-to-day support across purchasing, supplier administration, stock control and the ordering of parts and consumables. The original role requires around 1-2 years' similar experience, with MRP experience desirable rather than essential.

The role will include

• Raising purchase orders from internal requisitions
• Ordering stock, parts and consumables
• Supporting with obtaining supplier quotations and sourcing parts
• Liaising with suppliers regarding orders and deliveries
• Using the MRP system to maintain accurate purchasing information
• Supporting stock control and inventory administration
• Checking purchase invoices against agreed pricing and purchase orders
• Helping resolve invoice and order discrepancies
• Processing returns and maintaining accurate records
• Liaising closely with Accounts, Warehouse and other internal teams
• Supporting subcontractor administration and maintaining relevant compliance documentation
• Assisting with routine inventory reports and general purchasing administration

The position has a good mix of purchasing, stock and supplier administration, without requiring someone to come in and take ownership of higher-level procurement strategy or supplier negotiations. The core responsibilities are based around ordering, stock control, invoices, returns and internal liaison.

What we're looking for:

• Previous experience within purchasing, procurement, supply chain or a similar administrative role
• Confident communicating with suppliers and internal teams
• Strong organisation and attention to detail
• Good Microsoft Office skills
• Comfortable working with systems and data
• MRP/ERP experience would be beneficial but isn't essential
• Someone keen to learn and develop within procurement

If you're currently working within Purchasing Administration, Procurement Administration, Supply Chain Administration or as a Purchasing Assistant and you're looking for your next opportunity, we'd love to hear from you - so get in touch with your updated CV today.