Purchasing Administrator

The Best Connection; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

The Best Connection in Runcorn is seeking an experienced Purchasing Administrator to support the purchasing team. You will liaise with suppliers to maintain pricing and delivery schedules, and act as a bridge between supply orders and customer orders.

Duties include raising Purchase Orders with MRPs, scheduling deliveries, expediting or delaying orders, receiving goods, and resolving invoice queries. Strong MS Office skills and the ability to build relationships internally and with suppliers are

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing administration and supplier coordination.
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• Familiar with purchase orders and MRP systems.
• Strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Raise purchase orders and track delivery status.
• Schedule deliveries with suppliers and hauliers.
• Expedite or delay outstanding purchase orders.
• Receive goods and resolve queries.
• Investigate invoice queries and liaise with suppliers.
• Inform teams of delays affecting production.
• Manage non-stock inventory and consumables.
• Assist in supplier qualification and materials onboarding.
• Coordinate with NPD/Sales on supply coordination.
• Perform vendor/spend analysis.

Skills

MS Office

Supplier relations

PO processing

MRP knowledge

Communication

Job description

The Best Connection has an exciting new opportunity available in Runcorn!

Our client, a leading manufacturer & distributor of health supplements and vitamins is looking to add an experienced Purchasing Administrator to their dedicated and committed team.

The ideal candidate will be required to assist the purchasing department with day to day operations including the interaction with suppliers to maintain pricing & delivery schedules and also internal personnel as a liaison between supply orders and customer orders.

The daily duties will include:

• Raise Purchase Orders with the aid of MRP and track progress to delivery status
• Schedule deliveries with suppliers and hauliers and share information with logistics
• Expedite / delay / cancel outstanding purchase orders
• Receipt goods in and resolve queries
• Investigate and resolve invoice queries
• Liaise with suppliers over incorrect or damaged deliveries
• Inform sales, customer service and manufacturing of any delays that may alter production start dates in a timely manner
• To chase approvals and deal with queries in a timely manner
• Manage non-stock and consumable inventories, including inventory adjustments ~ Meet and liaise with suppliers to discuss present and future requirements
• Liaise with the Procurement Manager with regards to new suppliers and materials and initiate the basic questionnaires
• Create and maintain a comprehensive portfolio of supplies and materials
• Proactively engage in regular meeting with NPD / Sales regarding co-ordination of supply
• Material demand planning
• Vendor / spend analysis

Desired skills:

• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft packages
• Ability to build strong working relationships both internally with key departments and externally with suppliers
• Ability to effectively interpret and translate information to other employees in a professional and respectful manner
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and resolve discrepancies in a reasonable amount of time
• Ability to prioritise work, meet tight deadlines and communicate progress of tasks undertaken
• Proactive and positive attitude to work is need in this fast paced environment
• Ability to use own initiative and be motivated and driven

The working hours are 0800 - 1700 Monday to Thursday & 0800 - 1300 on a Friday.

An immediate start is available after successful interview.

The Best Connection is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.