Purchasing Administrator

James Newbury Appointments; Luton; On-site; GBP 35,818,000 - 38,573,000; Full time

Job summary

James Newbury Appointments seeks a Purchasing Administrator in Luton for an initial approx. 3-month temporary assignment. Immediate start with a 37.5-hour week, Mon-Fri, 8:30am-5:00pm.

Rate: £13.84 per hour. Candidates should have strong English communication and procurement experience, maintaining purchasing data and timely order delivery. The role requires attention to detail, good MS Office skills, and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Solid administrator with procurement experience.
• Stock distribution exposure helpful but not essential.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Experience with ERP purchasing management systems.

Responsibilities

• Communicate stock arrival status and delays clearly to the team.
• Handle order inquiries by phone and email with strong English communication.
• Liaise with Accounts on invoices and purchasing issues.
• Maintain purchase management system data accuracy and up-to-date stock levels.
• Perform ad hoc administrative tasks.

Skills

Communication

English proficiency

MS Office

ERP systems

Data accuracy

Attention to detail

Self-starter

Purchasing knowledge

Team player

Tools

Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Job details

Are you an experienced Purchasing Administrator available for an immediate start in a temporary position for approx 3 months, possibly longer? Well, we may have just the right opportunity for you....

Rate of Pay: £13.84ph

Days/ Hours: Mon-Fri 830am-5pm (1 hr lunch)

Location: Luton, Beds (LU2)

Duration: asap until circa end of the year.

The Company

a great oppotunity to work with a great team in swanky, amazing offices and a busy, vibrant, forward thinking company. They live and breath amazing custmer service, above and beyond expectations, to ensure they continue to be the leaders in their sector.

This is a company that has seen phenomenal growth since being founded within the last 10 years, already listed as a FTSE100 company with a global presence in its specialist sector,

Overview

working as a Purchasing Administrator, you will be responsible for ensuring all purchases arrive on time, as ordered offering a clear chain of communication to the team regarding any supply chain issues, shortfalls, delays etc whilst maintaining the purchasing management system with accurate data updates.

Key Responsibilities and Duties

• great communication with all parties working closely with them, keeping them informed along the way of arrival of stock, delays, updates, checking order confirmations and uploading the orders onto the purchase management system
• dealing with all order enquires via phone and email so excellent English verbal and written communication skills are a must
• liaise with Accounts department re invoice/purchase issues
• maintain stock levels constantly in the purchase system so it is always accurate and up to date
• ad hoc admin

Personal Requirements

• a solid, proven administrator, ideally with experience in a buyers/procurement department
• ideally you will have worked in a stock distribution environment so understand the supply chain of stock and orders but this is not essential
• good MS Office knowledge - Word Excel and Outlook
• ERP purchasing management systems experience or similar
• accurate data skills
• Excellent attention to detail
• a self starter with initiative
• Someone that can work in a fast paced environment and still keep organised
• excellent English verbal and written communication skills
• full rights to work in the UK (not a student visa as no sponsorship for this temp role)
• a great supportive team player

Thank you for your interest.