Purchasing Assistant (B2B)

GEMCO; Winsford; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading garage equipment firm in Winsford is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to ensure stock availability and manage supplier orders efficiently. The ideal candidate should have at least 2-3 years of purchasing experience, knowledge of IT systems including Excel, and strong analytical skills. The role involves generating stock orders, maintaining product availability targets, and communicating with stakeholders. Additional benefits include a healthcare plan, holiday entitlement, and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Medicash Healthcare Plan

25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Company sick pay

Company pension scheme

Life Assurance Scheme

Bereavement leave

Referral programme

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience in purchasing.
• Ability to learn new products and their uses quickly.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Generate stock replenishment orders from approved suppliers.
• Maintain availability level targets for products.
• Communicate ETAs and stock details to the warehouse team.
• Record customs entries for orders from outside the UK.
• Chase up overdue orders with suppliers.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Technical or engineering knowledge

IT literacy (Excel)

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Positive attitude

Job description

Job Title: Purchasing Assistant

Location: Winsford, Cheshire

Salary: Competitive

Job Type: Full Time, Permanent

About The Company

Gemco is the largest garage equipment company in the UK providing repair, maintenance, installation and sales solutions to a range of fast fit centres, dealerships, independent garages and commercial fleet operators.

About The Role

To work alongside colleagues at our warehouse facility in Winsford, helping to provide high stock availability levels on core products in line with the company's stocking policy for spare parts and ensuring that customer service levels agreement are maintained in the most cost-efficient manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate daily / weekly / monthly stock replenishment orders from approved suppliers.
• Maintain availability level targets as determined by the company in the most cost-efficient manner.
• Maintain accurate ETAs on all product lines on open orders.
• Communicate ETAs and details of stock to warehouse team ahead of arrival.
• Accurately record all customs entries for orders from outside the UK.
• Work with equipment Purchasing Co-ordinator to reduce transport costs.
• Chase up (and action accordingly) overdue orders with approved suppliers and confirm delivery dates for customer portal status update.
• Order items outside of core products / stocking policy for spare parts for specific customer orders and communicate the latest status to the appropriate key stakeholders.
• Update system cost prices and lead times when changes arise whilst updating selling prices in line with company policy.
• Action and confirm supplier invoices i.e. pricing, shortages.
• Communicate with key stakeholders any outstanding issues where appropriate.
• Identify and execute opportunities for continuous improvement.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Ideally at least 2-3 years experience in purchasing.
• Technical or engineering knowledge is desirable, or able to demonstrate an aptitude to learn new products and their uses quickly.
• IT literacy including Microsoft Office knowledge with Excel at intermediate level.
• Good analytical skills and strong attention to detail and accuracy.
• Efficient organisational and time management skills.
• The ability to identify and execute opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Excellent levels of communication at all levels and strong teamwork.
• A positive, can-do attitude.

Benefits

• 'Medicash' Healthcare Plan
• 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, increasing to 26 days with service.
• Company sick pay (increasing with service)
• Company pension scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme (increasing with service)
• Bereavement leave
• New engineer referral programme paying up to £2,500 per referral

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Gemco UK Ltd believes in equality of opportunity and will fairly consider all applicants regardless of gender, religious beliefs, ethnicity or sexual orientation.

Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of: B2B Purchaser, Purchasing, Procurement Administrator, Procurement Executive, Procurement Operations, Assistant Procurement Executive, Purchasing Assistant, Assistant Buyer, Office Assistant, Office Admin, Procurement Assistant may also be considered for this role.