Purchasing Assistant - Manufacturing

The Retention Group; Macclesfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established engineering firm in Macclesfield is seeking a Purchasing Assistant. This role offers training in supply chain and procurement, focusing on developing supplier relations and managing inventory. Ideal candidates will have supply chain administration experience and a desire to pursue a career in manufacturing. A competitive salary of £30,000 and excellent company benefits are offered.

Benefits

Excellent company benefits

Qualifications

• Ideally have some supply chain administration experience.
• Looking to work within manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Develop supplier relations and work with internal teams to manage inventory levels.
• Participate in product and systems training and development.

Skills

Supply chain administration

Supplier relations

Process improvements

Tools

SAGE

MRP

CIPS

Job description

Overview

Purchasing Assistant - Manufacturing — £30,000 + excellent company benefits, Macclesfield, Cheshire.

An excellent opportunity for someone with supply chain administration experience looking for a varied role offering industry specific training and progression.

This is a great chance to work for an established manufacturer that has an excellent name within its industry and works with a range of blue chip customers. This position is for an enterprising employer that has expanded quickly over recent years and prides itself on delivering hi-tech engineering projects.

Your role will be to support a small procurement team tasked with sourcing and purchasing a range of materials. You will be involved in developing supplier relations and be encouraged to bring forward ideas for process improvements. You will receive full product and systems training and have a genuine platform to progress within the company.

Responsibilities

• Purchasing Assistant - Working for an engineering manufacturing company.
• Develop supplier relations and work with internal teams to manage inventory levels.
• Product and systems training and development.

Candidate / Qualifications

• Ideally have some supply chain administration experience.
• Looking to work within manufacturing.

Purchasing assistant, buyer, purchasing, procurement, buying, supply chain, SAGE, MRP, CIPS, manufacturing, Macclesfield, Stockport, Congleton, Cheshire

Please be aware that we will only accept applications from candidates that have a valid work permit to work in the UK.

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