Strategic Purchasing Assistant - UK Manufacturing (Hybrid)

Lever, Inc.; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Staff discount

Birthday day off

Pension contributions

Life assurance

Learning & development

Volunteer days

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Mulberry in Somerset, England, is seeking an organized Purchasing Assistant on a fixed-term maternity cover to support UK factories. You will generate purchase orders, track deliveries, reconcile receipts, and collaborate with Production Planning, Costing and Finance to ensure material availability and accurate data.

The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary, staff discounts, birthday leave, pension contributions, life assurance, and development opportunities in a busy manufacturing

Qualifications

• Experience in a purchasing environment.
• Proficient Excel skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Good attention to detail.
• Ability to work at a fast pace and prioritise workload.

Responsibilities

• Generate and issue purchase orders for UK production materials.
• Expedite orders and communicate delays to the UK production and sourcing teams.
• Ensure weekly dates are kept up to date in the system.
• Reconcile goods received with GRNs and assist with invoice queries.
• Collaborate with production planning to manage material availability and reduce delays.
• Support costing with up-to-date UK BOMs and reporting requirements.
• Review production consumables stock weekly to meet forward requirements.

Skills

Experience in purchasing

Excel

Communication

Attention to detail

Fast-paced work

Job description

Mulberry in Somerset, England, is seeking an organized Purchasing Assistant on a fixed-term maternity cover to support UK factories. You will generate purchase orders, track deliveries, reconcile receipts, and collaborate with Production Planning, Costing and Finance to ensure material availability and accurate data.

The role offers hybrid working, a competitive salary, staff discounts, birthday leave, pension contributions, life assurance, and development opportunities in a busy manufacturing