Purchasing Assistant (Food) | Hybrid, Negotiations & Growth

The Sterling Choice; Wythenshawe; Hybrid; GBP 32.000 - 39.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Sterling Choice in Wythenshawe is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join a busy food manufacturing team. The role is hybrid, with 3 days on site, and you will help drive supplier negotiations, pricing and material purchases to keep production moving.

You’ll work closely with the Purchasing Manager, manage data in the MRP system and contribute to tenders, contracts and new product launches while seeking cost, supply and efficiency improvements.

Qualifikationen

• Organised, comfortable with numbers and able to deal with suppliers and internal teams.
• Good Excel skills and experience using an MRP system are useful.
• Ideally a Purchasing Assistant or similar role in food/beverage manufacturing.

Aufgaben

• Purchase ingredients and materials to keep production moving.
• Negotiate with suppliers on pricing, availability and lead times.
• Participate in tenders, contracts and procurement projects.
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve issues.
• Maintain purchasing data, specifications and contracts in the MRP system.
• Produce stock cover and forecasting reports.
• Support new ingredient and product introductions.
• Collaborate with Technical, NPD, Planning and Operations.
• Identify ways to improve cost, supply and efficiency.

Kenntnisse

Purchasing

Numeracy

Supplier liaison

Excel knowledge

Commercial awareness

Tools

MRP system

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

The Sterling Choice in Wythenshawe is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join a busy food manufacturing team. The role is hybrid, with 3 days on site, and you will help drive supplier negotiations, pricing and material purchases to keep production moving.

You’ll work closely with the Purchasing Manager, manage data in the MRP system and contribute to tenders, contracts and new product launches while seeking cost, supply and efficiency improvements.