Purchasing Administrator

Barrett Steel; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual Cycle to work scheme

Life assurance

Company discount scheme

Access to health and wellbeingervices

Barrett Steel pension

Career progression

Job summary

Barrett Steel is seeking a Purchasing Administrator to join our BES Dockstock team at Willenhall. You will provide full purchasing and administrative support to the buying function, helping ensure materials arrive on time and to the correct specification.

You will enter purchase orders, liaise with suppliers, monitor deliveries, support with customs documentation, and maintain records for multi-site purchasing. This on-site role runs Monday to Friday, 8.30am-5pm at the Willenhall site.

Qualifications

• Proven track record in a busy administrative role is essential.
• Experience within a purchasing department would be beneficial.
• Proactive attitude with a one team mindset.

Responsibilities

• Enter purchase orders and verify accuracy.
• Ensure receipt of incoming materials according to schedule.
• Support planning of incoming loads and communicate with suppliers, depots, operations and commercial teams.
• Assist with multi-site purchasing of products and materials.
• Monitor, progress and check orders with suppliers.
• Complete customs declarations accurately.
• Collate and verify CBAM data.
• Perform ad hoc duties to meet high service standards.

Skills

Administration

Purchasing

Communication

Organisation

Relationship building

Driving license

Tools

Excel

MS Office

Outlook

Job description

All About Us

Working for our BES Dockstock business, based at our Barrett Engineering Steel, Willenhall Site, we have a new Purchasing Administrator role available to fully support our purchasing team. You will be responsible for providing full administrative and purchasing support. This important position contributes to the quality of customer service and the achievement of targets and site performance. The Hours for this role are Monday to Friday 8.30 am to 5pm

All About the Role

Specific tasks include:

• Entering purchase orders, verifying accuracy
• Ensuring accurate and efficient receipt of incoming materials in accordance with the Goods Inward Schedule and procedure.
• Support the planning of incoming loads and communicating with suppliers, depots, operations and commercial teams.
• Supporting with the multi-site purchase of products; different grades and composition of materials.
• Monitor, progress and checking of orders with suppliers.
• Accurate completion of customs declarations.
• Collate and verify CBAM data
• Any ad hoc duties to contribute to ensuring the department achieves all high standards of service, including scanning/filing/storage of documentation and general duties.

We offer you

• GBPHighly competitive plus excellent benefits
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Annual Cycle to work scheme
• Life assurance
• Company discount scheme for savings on retail and leisure
• Access to health and wellbeing services
• Barrett Steel pension
• Career progression

All About You

You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.

Essential Skills for the role:

• A proved track record in a busy administration role is essential, previous experience within a purchasing department would be very beneficial.
• Proactive attitude & approach with a one team mindset.
• High level of accuracy with good computer skills, namely Excel, MS Office & Outlook
• Build strong relationships quickly & holds excellent communications skills
• Highly organised & methodical in your approach.
• Full UK driving license.

How it feels to work for us

We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK's leading steel stockholder. Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitious and demonstrate a 'can-do' attitude to help us build and develop the business. Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.