Purchasing & Admin Coordinator – Steel Construction (Entry-Level)

Streamline Search; Airdrie; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice pension scheme

Employee discounts and companyBenefits

Job summary

Streamline Search is assisting a well-established structural steel contractor in the UK with a Purchasing / Administration Assistant role. The position involves raising purchase orders, liaising with suppliers and providing broad admin support, with full training provided and scope to develop within a growing team.

Based in a full-time, office-based environment, the role offers training, career development and benefits including a salary range of 27,000–32,000 GBP depending on experience.

Qualifications

• Excellent attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to prioritise workload.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good IT skills, including accurate data entry.
• Strong numeracy and analytical skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Willingness to learn new systems and processes.
• Proactive, reliable and keen to develop within a purchasing environment.
• Previous experience within a structural steel or construction environment would be advantageous but is not essential.
• No previous purchasing experience required as full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Raise and process purchase orders accurately and efficiently.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date purchasing information within company systems.
• Liaise with suppliers regarding orders and general enquiries.
• Support buyers with researching new products and suppliers.
• Maintain accurate supplier and contract records.
• Provide administrative support across the Purchasing and Material Control departments.
• Assist with general purchasing administration and data entry.
• Work closely with the wider team to support the smooth and efficient running of the department.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organisational skills

Prioritisation

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

IT skills

Data entry

Numeracy

Analytical skills

Team player

Willingness to learn

Proactive

Reliability

Tools

IT skills

Job description

Streamline Search is assisting a well-established structural steel contractor in the UK with a Purchasing / Administration Assistant role. The position involves raising purchase orders, liaising with suppliers and providing broad admin support, with full training provided and scope to develop within a growing team.

Based in a full-time, office-based environment, the role offers training, career development and benefits including a salary range of 27,000–32,000 GBP depending on experience.