Purchasing Assistant (Maternity cover)

Millbrook Group Ltd; Southampton; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services provider in Southampton is looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join the procurement team temporarily. The ideal candidate will manage purchasing tasks, liaise with suppliers, and ensure timely order processing. Experience in procurement within healthcare is preferred. The role offers a salary of £25,396.80, a structured working schedule, generous holiday allowance, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Company Pension Scheme

Company Sick Pay

Life Assurance

Exclusive perks and discounts

Qualifications

• Experience in a procurement or buying role, preferably within healthcare.
• Proficient in MS Office (especially Excel).
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create and manage purchase orders from requisitions.
• Liaise with suppliers regarding price, availability, and lead times.
• Reconcile invoices and resolve discrepancies.

Skills

Analytical abilities

Problem-solving abilities

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Proficiency in MS Office

Understanding of MRP/ERP systems

Job description

Job Advert

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Purchasing Assistant to join our procurement team on a temporary basis (covering maternity leave). This role is integral to ensuring the timely, accurate, and cost-effective purchasing of parts, indirect materials, and services.

As a Purchasing Assistant, you will be expected to adopt both a proactive and reactive approach to purchasing the required equipment, and raise purchase orders from requisition – manual and system generated. You will also be expected to liaise with suppliers regarding price, availability and lead times.

There will also be an expectation to manage purchase orders from ‘end-to-end’, meaning resolution of corresponding invoice queries as and when they occur.

Key Responsibilities

• Understanding and use of multiple systems to create the required purchase orders
• Supplier liaising to ensure purchase orders can be processed without issue
• Invoice reconciliation, and querying discrepancies with suppliers/service centres
• Ensure all H&S standards and policies are adhered to in accordance with the Company Values, Standards and ways of working
• Ensure best practice is always adhered to
• Management of deadlines and deliverables as per business requirements
• Assist in the development of purchasing governance
• Undertake transactional tasks as and when required
• Undertake any duties that the line manager or the Director of Supply Chain sees fit

About You

• Ideally, experience in a procurement or buying role, preferably within healthcare, or medical supplies.
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving abilities, with attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to tight deadlines.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Must be able to work off their own initiative as well as part of a team
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel in particular); experience with procurement systems is an advantage.

What can we offer you?

• A salary of £25,396.80
• Monday to Friday 08:00am to 16:30pm
• 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) plus an optional 5 unpaid days
• Company Pension Scheme
• Company Sick Pay
• Life Assurance
• A rewards scheme – 200+ exclusive perks and discounts from leading retailers and leisure outlets
• Working for a company that offers learning and development opportunities and wider career progression

Our ambition at Millbrook Healthcare is to become the leading provider in the assisted living sector whilst ensuring our core company values ‘CARES’ remain unchanged. We are always looking to recruit hard working and talented individuals to become a part of our ongoing growth and success. You’ll enjoy all the support and encouragement you need to reach your own potential and develop a rewarding career along the way.

Care and respect for our colleagues and service users

Accountable and proud

Ready to learn and grow

Enhance our service users’ lives

Socially responsible, ethical and transparent

This role is working in a regulated activity and may be subject to a DBS disclosure and Social Media Screening

No terminology in the advert you have seen is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we will gladly accept applications from all sections of the community.