Purchasing Assistant

1st Choice Staff Recruitment; Bedford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

1st Choice Staff Recruitment in Bedford is seeking a Temporary Purchasing Assistant to support a busy purchasing team. The role calls for experience in procurement or administration and strong organisational skills, with the ability to liaise with suppliers.

This full-time temporary position offers hands-on purchasing exposure, excellent record-keeping, and the chance to work across multiple departments while maintaining accurate data and supporting invoice processing.

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing from an engineering components company or procurement
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident communicating with suppliers
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and computerised systems
• Available for full-time temporary work

Responsibilities

• Raise and process purchase orders
• Liaise with suppliers and internal departments
• Obtain quotations and check pricing
• Monitor outstanding orders and deliveries
• Maintain purchasing records and systems
• Assist with invoice and delivery queries
• Support wider purchasing team with admin tasks
• Keep purchasing information up to date

Skills

Purchasing experience

Administration experience

Organised

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Location: Bedford

Salary: £15.00 per hour

Hours: Full-time

Contract: Temporary sick cover

We are currently recruiting for a Temporary Purchasing Assistant to join a busy team based in Bedford. This is a great opportunity for an organised and proactive individual with purchasing or administration experience.

The Role

As a Purchasing Assistant, you will support the purchasing team with the day-to-day procurement and administration activities, helping to ensure orders are processed accurately and efficiently.

Key responsibilities

• Raising and processing purchase orders
• Liaising with suppliers and internal departments
• Obtaining quotations and checking pricing
• Monitoring outstanding orders and deliveries
• Maintaining accurate purchasing records and systems
• Assisting with invoice and delivery queries
• Supporting the wider purchasing team with administrative tasks
• Ensuring purchasing information is kept up to date

About You

The ideal candidate will be:

• Previous experience in purchasing from an engineering components company, procurement, supply chain or administration
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Confident communicating with suppliers and colleagues
• Comfortable working with Microsoft Office and computerised systems
• Able to work independently and manage competing priorities
• Reliable, proactive and a good team player
• Available to work full-time on a temporary basis