Purchasing Assistant

ePropelled Inc.; Coventry; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee share scheme

Hands-on experience in propulsion tech

Collaborative, cross-border team

Career progression opportunities

Job summary

ePropelled, Coventry-based developer of electric propulsion systems for UAVs, is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join the Procurement team.

You will raise purchase orders, coordinate suppliers, track materials and support production planning across our UK, US, and India operations. We welcome graduates and those with transferable skills.

This full-time role offers on-site with hybrid flexibility and opportunities to grow within a growing manufacturing scale-up.

Qualifications

• Strong organisational and prioritisation abilities to manage multiple tasks.
• Attention to detail and willingness to challenge inaccuracies or missing documentation.
• Proficient in Excel; comfortable handling data and basic analytics.
• Excellent communication and collaborative approach to solving problems.

Responsibilities

• Assist with raising and managing purchase orders and follow up on outstanding orders.
• Support supplier onboarding and required approvals.
• Track incoming materials against production needs and flag delays to Buyers.
• Maintain accurate records in Odoo and ensure data integrity across procurement processes.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Excel

Microsoft Teams

Clear communication

Education

Recent graduates welcome

Tools

Odoo

SharePoint

Job description

Coventry, United Kingdom | Posted on 10/13/2026

Job Description

ePropelled flexible technology portfolio represents a major innovation in the market, just as many industries and society as a whole are gearing up for a greener world. We apply our knowledge and experience to create solutions based on in-depth research and thorough testing while looking into the future for inspiration.

Coventry UK | Full-time | On-site withhybrid flexibility

£26,500–£29,000 per year, depending onexperience

About us

ePropelled designs and manufactureselectric propulsion systems for UAVs and other next-generation platforms withteams in Coventry (UK), New Hampshire (US) and Chennai (India).

Growing demand and investment, including$60 million in US Government funding, are driving the expansion of our supplychain team. Our mission is to become the preferred propulsion solutions providerto UAV manufacturers globally.

About the role

As a Purchasing Assistant in ourCoventry-based Procurement team, you will help keep purchasing and supply chainactivities organised and responsive to production needs. You will work withBuyers, Supply Chain Managers, Manufacturing and Engineering across our globalbusiness, taking ownership of day-to-day administration and helping improveprocesses as we grow.

We welcome applications from candidateswith relevant experience, as well as graduates and those with transferableskills who are keen to learn procurement. You’ll be excited by the opportunityto contribute to a fast-paced manufacturing scale-up.

Key responsibilities

Purchasing and supplier coordination

• Assist with raising and managing purchase orders, obtaining supplier acknowledgements and following up outstanding orders.
• Maintain the ad hoc purchaserequest list in SharePoint and help identify the best-value purchasing options,considering cost, availability and delivery requirements.
• Support new supplier onboardingby collecting the information and approvals required by our processes.

Materials and production support

• Track incoming materialsagainst production requirements, flagging delays and shortages to Buyers andthe production planning team.
• Work with relevant teams tomonitor stock levels and highlight excess or obsolete inventory.
• Issue and maintainmanufacturing order documentation under the guidance of production planning.
• Assist with stocktakes,shipment bookings and other operational tasks as required.

Systems and data management

• Maintain accurate supplier,item, purchase order and inventory records in Odoo, our ERP system.
• Work with colleagues to correctdata discrepancies and improve procurement administration processes.

Finance and quality administration

• Help Finance resolve invoicequeries by obtaining missing purchase order, delivery or supplierdocumentation.
• Maintain procurement-relatedquality records in line with our ISO 9001 procedures and audit requirements.

Requirements

Skills and experience

Essential skills

• Strong organisation andprioritisation skills with the ability to manage several tasks and follow themthrough to completion.
• Attention to detail andconfidence to question inaccurate information, unexpected costs or missingdocumentation.
• Good working knowledge of Exceland Microsoft Teams, with confidence handling data.
• Clear communication skills anda practical, collaborative approach to solving problems.

Beneficial experience

• Experience in procurement,supply chain, materials planning, manufacturing, operations or administration.
• Familiarity with purchase orderprocessing, supplier coordination or ERP systems such as Odoo.
• Exposure to an engineering ormanufacturing environment, including controlled processes such as ISO 9001.

What we offer

• An employee share scheme.
• Hands-on experience supportingthe development and manufacture of electric propulsion systems.
• A collaborative workplace withopportunities to work across our UK, US and India teams.
• Opportunities for careerprogression as the business grows.