Purchasing Coordinator

Euro-Projects Recruitment Ltd; Shrewsbury; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Banks holidays

Company benefits

Job summary

Euro-Projects Recruitment Ltd is seeking a Purchasing Coordinator to join a growing engineering business. You will support operations by placing purchase orders, maintaining supplier relationships and ensuring materials are available to support manufacturing.

The role offers a day shift with early Friday finish, a strong benefits package and opportunities for development. You should be organised, proficient with MS Office and Excel, and have strong analytical skills; ERP/MRP experience is

Qualifications

• Organised with excellent communication skills.
• Proficient with MS Office and Excel.
• Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving abilities.
• ERP/MRP systems experience beneficial.
• Some purchasing experience in engineering/industrial environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Raise purchase orders in line with company procedures.
• Monitor supplier acknowledgements and delivery dates.
• Expedite orders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Liaise with Production Planning, Stores, Quality and Manufacturing to understand requirements.
• Source quotations from approved suppliers and compare offers.
• Maintain accurate purchasing records within the ERP/MRP system.

Skills

Organised

Communication skills

Analytical / numerical skills

Education

CIPS (advantage)

Tools

MS Office

Excel

ERP / MRP systems

Job description

Purchasing Coordinator

Excellent opportunity to develop a purchasing career within a rapidly growing engineering business.

Be a part of a personable team that support one another.

Day shift working hours / early Friday finish, and excellent benefits.

We are currently recruiting for a Purchasing Coordinator who can support operations by placing purchase orders, maintaining supplier relationships, monitoring delivery performance and ensuring materials are available to support manufacturing operations while achieving quality, cost and delivery targets.

Salary & Package: c£30,000 as a guide + 25 days holiday + banks. Wider development opportunities.

This Purchasing Coordinator job will suit:

• Organised individual with excellent communication skills looking to start a career within purchasing.


• Comfortable with IT packages, such as MS Office, Excel.


• Strong analytical / numerical skills.


• Ideally have some prior experience using ERP / MRP systems.


• Some purchasing / procurement experience, preferably within an engineering or industrial environment would be an advantage.


• Any wider purchasing related qualifications, e.g. CIPS, would be an advantage.

The Purchasing Coordinator job's working environment, opportunities and rewards:

• Leading manufacturer with an extremely strong order book.


• Opportunities for further development in house. This is your chance to develop a career within a highly desirable engineering industry.


• Competitive salary and package with possible flexibility for the right person.

The Purchasing Coordinator job will involve:

• Raise purchase orders in accordance with company purchasing procedures.


• Monitor supplier order acknowledgements and delivery dates.


• Expedite outstanding purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery.


• Liaise with Production Planning, Stores, Quality and Manufacturing to understand material requirements.


• Source quotations from approved suppliers.


• Compare supplier quotations considering cost, lead time, quality and capability.


• Maintain accurate purchasing records within the ERP/MRP system.

This Purchasing Coordinator job is commutable from Coalville, Nuneaton, Market Bosworth.

Reference: JP-PC12