Position Overview & Specifications

Purchasing Assistant Job at Leach's

Who are Leach's?

We are a family business who supply the scaffolding trade and general construction with goods that range from a wheelbarrow to specialist height safety equipment www.leachs.com

What will you be doing? This role will be to assist the Purchasing team in the day-to-day running of the purchasing within the company, ensuring all computerised and paperwork systems are correctly maintained and to actively participate in:

· Placing Purchase Orders, following up suppliers for confirmations and delivery dates, liaising with and communicating ETA’s to the sales team

· Assisting with forecasting levels of demand for services and products to meet the business needs and keeping a constant check on stock levels;

· conducting research, sourcing and negotiating to ascertain the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality;

· liaising between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments;

· identifying potential new suppliers, building and maintaining good relationships with them and existing suppliers

· Collating delivery information and putting on Orderwise (Company IT System)

· Updating all relevant spreadsheets

· General planning & Procurement

We are seeking a keen and reliable candidate for this role, who is detail driven, numerate, has excellent IT skills computer literacy Word/Excel/Other, has in depth understanding of systems and their implementation. Excellent telephone manner, polite & genuine. Previous purchasing experience desirable.

Professional customer/supplier service attitude

Pro-active and organised

Team oriented

Adaptable and a quick learner

Ability to work to deadlines

Strong communicator

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £26,000.00 per year

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