Purchasing and Production Administrator

Wallace Hind Selection LTD; Portsmouth; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An award-winning packaging manufacturer in Petersfield is seeking a Production and Purchasing Administrator. In this role, you will maintain stock levels, plan production, and handle raw material purchasing. The ideal candidate has experience in manufacturing, strong communication skills, and proficiency in relevant software like SAGE and Excel. This position offers a competitive salary of GBP30,000 - GBP40,000 and benefits including a pension and 23 days holiday.

Benefits

Pension

23 Days Holiday

Qualifications

• Hands-on individual to maintain stock levels and plan production.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Solid understanding of financial processes.

Responsibilities

• Maintain minimum stock levels and plan production.
• Place and progress purchase orders through approved suppliers.
• Assist in inputting and acknowledging all sales orders.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Experience in Manufacturing

Knowledge of Production Planning or Purchasing

Strong prioritisation skills

Proficiency in Excel, Word, and SAGE

Tools

SAGE

Excel

Word

Job description

An award winning packaging manufacturer is looking for a Production and Purchasing Administrator to help take the business to the next stage of its journey.

BASIC SALARY: GBP30,000 - GBP40,000

BENEFITS:

• Pension
• 23 Days Holiday

LOCATION: Petersfield

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Aldershot, Winchester, Horsham, Guildford

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Production and Purchasing Administrator - Packaging Manufacturing

Reporting to the Managing Director, as the Production and Purchasing Administrator, you will be a very hands-on individual who will be required to maintain minimum stock levels, plan production, purchase all the raw materials, as well as material requirements planning.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

A more detailed brief will be made available to those who are shortlisted but in short, you will be responsible for:

• Materials Requirements Planning - using our Sage software you will keep a check on raw material levels, future production needs and current stock levels.
• Raw materials purchasing - you will be responsible for placing and progressing purchase orders through our approved suppliers.
• Maintaining minimum stock levels - you will be responsible for ensuring raw material stock levels are maintained to ensure sales orders and the production plans are achieved.
• Production planning - working closely with the sales, production and transport departments you will assist with the production and transport plan to ensure sales order delivery dates are met
• Resource management and maintenance - you will be responsible for ensuring the maintenance programme of machines and the site is followed
• Sales Order Processing - assisting with inputting and acknowledging all sales orders, answering customer enquiries, sending quotations.

PERSON SPECIFICATION:

We would be delighted to receive applications from individuals who meet the following brief:

• Excellent communication skills-both verbally and in writing.
• Experience in Manufacturing
• Ideally knowledge of Production Planning or Purchasing
• Strong prioritisation skills to manage workload effectively.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Proficiency in Excel, Word, and SAGE.
• Solid understanding of financial processes.
• Knowledge of logistics is a plus but not essential.
• A willingness to learn and embrace challenges

THE COMPANY:

We are an award-winning manufacturer of packaging solutions across a range of markets including Automotive, Defence and Engineering with strong aspirations to grow and we are now seeking a natural leader to help and support the current Managing Director, and our future plans.

Our products include corrugated packaging, foam packaging and wooden cases. We combine High-quality products, expert technical support, outstanding customer service and innovative approaches to meet our customers specific needs.

PROSPECTS:

There is a genuine opportunity to grow within the business, subject to certain criteria and objectives that are completed

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles or markets: Packaging, Manufacturing Manager, Purchasing, Materials, Production, Production Planning, MRP Planner, Buyer,

Wallace Hind Selection, alongside our client, embrace diversity, champion equality, and foster inclusion to create a work environment where everyone belongs and thrives.