Sourcing & Procurement Associate: Manufacturing Growth

W Talent; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

W Talent is seeking a Sourcing Assistant to join our client’s purchasing team at their Birmingham head office. You will support the Global Sourcing Director, handling day-to-day enquiries and strategic projects, providing timely information to other departments, and keeping supplier data up to date.

This role suits someone with purchasing experience who wants to grow in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, collaborating across operations, stock control and quality teams to meet business

Qualifications

• Proven experience in purchasing, buying, procurement or strategic sourcing in retail or manufacturing.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• Initiative, energy and a drive to get things done.
• Experience managing several projects concurrently across teams.
• Strong administrative and organisational skills.
• Good numeracy and proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Able to self-manage, prioritise and adapt to a fast-changing environment.

Responsibilities

• Complete RFI and RFQ enquiries accurately within agreed timescales.
• Carry out full cost analysis.
• Set up and maintain accurate product and supplier data.
• Act as the first point of contact for account support functions.
• Produce and maintain reports such as category spend and margin and raw material tracking.
• Attend supplier meetings, prepare pre meeting reports with KPI trackers, and take and file minutes.
• Research, assess and contact potential new suppliers; keep supplier intelligence matrix up to date.
• Organise and label supplier samples, rotating new and obsolete items for storage.
• Plan and deliver cost reduction initiatives using data and sourcing strategies.
• Work with operations, stock control and quality teams to meet production goals.

Skills

Purchasing experience

Attention to detail

Strong communication

Project management

Administrative skills

Numeracy

Microsoft Office

Self-management

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

W Talent is seeking a Sourcing Assistant to join our client’s purchasing team at their Birmingham head office. You will support the Global Sourcing Director, handling day-to-day enquiries and strategic projects, providing timely information to other departments, and keeping supplier data up to date.

This role suits someone with purchasing experience who wants to grow in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, collaborating across operations, stock control and quality teams to meet business