Product Purchasing Assistant - Multi Franchise

Stoneacre Motor Group; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A rapidly growing motor group in the UK is looking for a Product Purchasing Assistant to oversee the purchasing process including issuing orders, managing supplier relations, and conducting competitor analysis. The ideal candidate should have a basic knowledge of automotive parts, strong interpersonal skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office applications. This role offers competitive salary and diverse career progression opportunities.

Benefits

Industry leading competitive salary

Training and development programmes

Career progression opportunities

Contributory pension scheme

Provision of uniform

Long service reward

Customer introduced reward

Employee discounts

Retail discounts

Wellness programme

Free parking

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of automotive parts preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are needed.
• Good dedication to work and time management is required.
• You must be computer literate.
• Experience with cataloguing systems like MAM and AutoCat is essential.
• A commitment to learn and develop is important.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are necessary.

Responsibilities

• Issue weekly purchase orders to suppliers and distributors.
• Ensure accuracy of received orders.
• Handle goods throughout the purchasing process.
• Keep accurate records of purchases and logs.
• Reconcile purchase orders.
• Work closely with teams for product alignment.
• Conduct competitor analysis on products.
• Communicate with planning for alignment with company needs.
• Optimize pricing and deliveries through vendor communication.

Skills

Knowledge of automotive parts

Interpersonal and social skills

Time management

Computer literacy

Experience with cataloguing systems

Commitment to learn and develop

Verbal and written communication skills

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Online cataloguing systems

Job description

The Vacancy

Product Purchasing Assistant

About the role…

We are excited to be recruiting for a Product Purchasing Assistant. This is an unrivalled opportunity to join one of the UK’s fastest growing motor groups.

Do we have your interest…?

Here at Stoneacre we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. It is our ambition to make Stoneacre the best place to work because we recognise that it is our people who make Stoneacre a success. So, what is in it for you?

• Industry leading competitive salary
• A range of training and development programmes
• Industry leading career progression opportunities
• Contributory workplace pension scheme
• Uniform provided
• Long service reward
• Customer introduced reward
• Employee discounts
• Access to discounts on retailers, restaurants, holidays and much more
• Wellness programme
• Free parking

An average day as a Product Purchasing Assistant…

• You will issue weekly purchase orders to suppliers, distributors and manufacturers.
• You will ensure that orders received are accurate.
• You will work handle goods throughout the purchasing process
• You will keep accurate records of purchases made and keep logs and files
• You will reconcile purchase orders.
• You will have the ability to work in a team but also think outside of the box.
• Will work closely with the team to ensure products purchased are in line with the needs of the company.
• You will conduct competitor analysis for example cross referencing and pricing to identify popular products with attention to detail
• Be able to communicate and liaise with planning to ensure forward planning in line with the needs of the company.
• Have excellent communication skills that are required for dealing with suppliers to optimise and or negotiate best pricing and deliveries.

About you…

• Have basic Knowledge of automotive parts and the wider range preferred we supply not only vehicle parts but stationary, packaging, first aid and ppe, Janitorial cleaning and company work wear to name a few.
• Have excellent interpersonal and social skills
• Have good time management and dedication to work
• You will be computer literate, have good excel skill, word and access to any other Microsoft ware.
• Have experience with using online and windows based cataloguing system such as mam and auto cat.
• Have commitment to learn, develop and progress
• You will have good verbal and written communication skills

“Stoneacre Motor Group are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity in the workplace. We pride ourselves on creating an inclusive work environment where our employees can thrive by being themselves.