Purchasing Administrator

Prime Appointments Ltd; Rushbrooke; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

Prime Appointments Ltd is recruiting a Purchasing Administrator to join our client's team in Rougham on a temporary basis until Christmas. The role offers an immediate start, up to £13.50 per hour and 40 hours per week, with potential progression into a Junior Buyer position in the new year.

The role involves managing the purchasing inbox, processing orders, coordinating logistics, completing weekly food orders, and maintaining supplier data while supporting the Purchasing department.

Qualifications

• Previous administration experience.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel, Outlook and other Office applications.
• Good data entry and IT skills.
• Professional communication skills.
• A proactive, reliable and organised approach to work.

Responsibilities

• Manage the purchasing inbox and respond to or distribute emails.
• Process routine purchase orders.
• Order logistics, freight services, consumables and non-inventory items.
• Complete weekly online food orders.
• Replenish stationery and carry out uniform stock counts.
• Set up supplier accounts and issue questionnaires.
• Check supplier acknowledgements against purchase orders and report discrepancies.
• Update spreadsheets with supplier price changes.
• Assist with invoice queries and purchase order processing.
• Upload company credit card receipts to the expenses system.
• Provide general administrative support to the Purchasing department.

Skills

Administration

Excel

Outlook

Data entry

Attention to detail

IT skills

Communication skills

Proactive

Tools

Office suite

Job description

We are recruiting for a Purchasing Administrator to join our client's team in Rougham on a temporary basis until Christmas. Offering an immediate start, up to £13.50 per hour and 40 hours per week, this role also offers the potential to progress into a Junior Buyer position in the new year.

Responsibilities:

• Managing the purchasing inbox and responding to or distributing emails.
• Processing routine purchase orders.
• Ordering logistics, freight services, consumables and non-inventory items.
• Completing weekly online food orders.
• Replenishing stationery and carrying out uniform stock counts.
• Setting up supplier accounts and issuing questionnaires.
• Checking supplier acknowledgements against purchase orders and reporting discrepancies.
• Updating spreadsheets with supplier price changes.
• Assisting with invoice queries and purchase order processing.
• Uploading company credit card receipts to the expenses system.
• Providing general administrative support to the Purchasing department.

Requirements:

• Previous administration experience.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Good organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks.
• Confident using Microsoft Excel, Outlook and other Office applications.
• Good data entry and IT skills.
• Professional communication skills.
• A proactive, reliable and organised approach to work.

If you have administration experience, enjoy working with data and systems, and are interested in developing a career in purchasing,