Purchasing Assistant

Clee Hill Plant Limited; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary dependent on qualifications and experience

Discretionary annual bonus scheme

Employer contributory pension

Life Assurance

Job summary

Clee Hill Plant Limited is seeking a Purchasing Assistant for their Head Office in Chesterfield. The role involves assisting the Purchasing Manager in procuring quality products and services while enhancing operational efficiency and safety.

Key responsibilities include managing supplier relationships, administering purchasing processes, and ensuring timely procurement of components and services. Ideal candidates must have excellent communication, organisational skills and proficiency in IT software.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication, organisation and administrative skills.
• Proficiency in IT software including Databases, Excel, Powerpoint, and Word.
• Experience in a busy Purchasing Department.

Responsibilities

• Assist in maintaining an effective list of Approved Suppliers.
• Administer the ordering and distribution of parts.
• Assist with the Company’s warranty procedures.
• Manage and administer the Company’s Purchasing Processes.
• Purchase and procure components, services, and consumables.

Skills

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Administrative skills

IT software proficiency

Tools

Excel

Databases

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

• Competitive salary dependent on qualifications and experience
• Discretionary annual bonus scheme
• Employer contributory pension
• Life Assurance

About us:

With a fleet of over 2,200 items of plant and equipment and employing over 180 staff, we are the largest compaction and surface dressing hire Company in the UK and also provide a general purpose fleet of compact and mid range sized construction and materials handling equipment.

We have a national network of 9 Depots (Glasgow, Darlington, Stoke, Chesterfield, Ludlow, Corby, Andover, Dartford and Newton Abbot) and have operated for over 60 years which is a testament to our culture of ‘Committed to Service in Everything We Do’.

The Role:

We have a vacancy for a Purchasing Assistant based at our Head Office in Chesterfield (S41 0JW). Working Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm (37.5 hours per week).

The Main Objective is to assist the Purchasing Manager to sustainably purchase and acquire products and services which enhance operational efficiency, safety and environmental impact, at the optimum quality, price and time of delivery.

Key Duties:

• Assist in maintaining an effective list of Approved Suppliers and develop and maintain long term productive relationships with them and negotiate National Contracts in fulfilment of the purchasing functions objectives
• Administer the ordering and distribution of parts both to and from the Central Stores Operation.
• Assist and administer the Company’s warranty procedures with the relevant Suppliers and Company Depots
• Assist in the Management and administration of the Company’s Purchasing Processes in line with documented procedures
• Purchase and Procurement of components, services and consumables

Candidate Profile:

Candidates are expected to have excellent communication, organisation and administrative skills and should be proficient in IT software e.g Databases, Excel, Powerpoint, Word etc.

The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate a good level of experience in a busy Purchasing Department.