Purchasing Assistant

Currys; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Currys is hiring a Purchasing Assistant at our Newark Distribution Centre. This permanent, full-time, office-based role supports Buyers with placing orders for spare parts, tracking stock, and supplier communications.

You will help reduce spares usage, improve stock availability and cost control, while keeping accurate records and helping with negotiations. Salary £26,578.50, Grade 2, 8am–4pm, 37.5 hours per week. This is a great entry point into a fast-moving, customer-centred logistics role.

Qualifications

• A good level of Maths and English is required.
• Experience of working in a Purchasing environment is desirable.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and data handling are important.
• Excellent verbal and written communication abilities.

Responsibilities

• Assist Buyers with placing and tracking orders for spare parts required for repairs.
• Update order status and ETA with suppliers to manage stock shortages.
• Monitor stock levels and flag urgent purchasing needs.
• Keep accurate records of purchases and supplier contacts.
• Support negotiations by supplying data and comparing offers.
• Ensure purchases comply with policies and are properly documented.
• Coordinate logistics and paperwork for Goods Inbound.

Skills

Team player

MS Office

Time management

Communication skills

Purchasing experience

Technical product knowledge

Self-motivation

Job description

Role overview:

• Purchasing Assistant


• Newark


• Newark Distribution Centre


• Permanent


• Full Time


• Grade 2


• Shift Pattern: 8 am - 4 pm - 37.5 hrs a week - Office based


• Salary : 26,578.50

At Currys we’re united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK’s best-known retailer of tech, we’re proud of the service our customers receive – and it’s all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

Welcome to one of Europe's leading repair centres – our Newark CRC – where we don't just fix technology, we bring it back to life.

As part of our dynamic team, you'll be at the heart of something meaningful. We're passionate about delivering excellence in every repair: ensuring products work flawlessly, operate safely, and are handled with genuine care. It's more than a job – it's about transforming the customer experience.

You'll work alongside skilled technicians and customer-focused professionals who share a common goal: turning every repair into a positive, memorable experience. Here, technical expertise meets genuine customer care, and your contribution directly impacts thousands of customers every day.

If you're someone who takes pride in quality workmanship, loves solving technical challenges, and wants to be part of a team that genuinely cares about getting things right – this is the place for you.

Within Spares Purchasing your role will be to reduce spares usage and increase customer NPS, by driving supplier performance, increasing spare parts availability, reducing cost and delivering great customer service

Role overview:

• To assist the Buyers with placing and tracking of orders of Spare Parts required for repairs at the Customer Repair Centre and Field Operations – ensuring this is done on time and accurately


• Support with basic enquiries and order status updates across a range of internal and external reporting functions – working with suppliers to provide accurate ETA’s for stock shortages


• Support Buyers and Senior Buyer with monitoring of stock levels, and alerting the Buyer/Senior Buyer to urgent purchasing needs identified


• Keeping accurate records of purchases, supplier details and key contact information


• Providing support to the Buyers and Senior Buyer during negotiations by supplying data and helping to compare supplier offers – where relevant


• Support the Buyers to track supplier performance based on leadtimes, quality and availability metrics


• Ensure purchases are compliant with company policies and purchasing standards. Support the Buyer in ensuring all required processes are accurately documented, regularly reviewed and updated.


• Coordinating logistics and handling associated paperwork to facilitate Goods Inbound


• Monitor and act upon security/health and safety risks


• Carrying out your role safely, accurately and efficiently


• Carrying out any reasonable request from your Line Manager

All the things you'll bring :

• Ability to work within a team


• Strong Microsoft office skills


• Drive personal performance to support own development


• Allocate and efficiently manage own time


• Excellent communicator (Verbal & Written)


• Experience of working in a Purchasing environment


• Technical understanding of the workings of the products supported

Essentials :

• A good level of Maths and English

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we’re in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application please email [e-mail] and we'll do our best to help.