Purchasing Administrator

Brook Street Recruitment is excited to be supporting a well-established and growing business in Bradford with the recruitment of a Purchasing Administrator.

This is an excellent opportunity for an organised and detail-focused individual who enjoys working with suppliers, managing information and ensuring products are delivered on time. You'll join a supportive team environment where you'll have the opportunity to develop your skills and build a long-term career within purchasing and supply chain.

Candidates must have experience in a purchasing role.

• Full time Perm position
• Monday to Friday
• Hours:
  
  8:30am- 5:00pm
• Salary on offer: £28,000 - £30,000 per annum
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Life assurance
• On-site parking
• Long service awards
• Supportive and friendly working environment
• Career development opportunities within a leading engineering and industrial business

As a Purchasing Administrator, you will support the Purchasing Team in managing supplier communications, maintaining accurate purchase order information, and ensuring products more efficiently through the supply chain.

You will be responsible for:

• Raising, updating and maintaining purchase orders on the internal system
• Checking supplier order confirmations and accurately updating expected delivery dates
• Monitoring open purchase orders and ensuring information remains up to date
• Chasing suppliers for order updates, delivery schedules and outstanding confirmations
• Liaising with UK and international suppliers via email and telephone
• Maintaining accurate records of supplier updates and order status
• Supporting the wider team with stock availability information and delivery schedules
• Highlighting any risks, delays or supply issues and escalating where necessary
• Building and maintaining positive working relationships with suppliers

We are looking for someone who is highly organised, proactive and keen to learn.

The successful candidate will have:

• Previous administration experience within purchasing, procurement, supply chain or a related environment
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy
• Experience managing purchase orders and supplier communications
• Confidence working with data, systems and Microsoft Office applications
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• A positive and team-focused approach
• The ability to prioritise workloads and remain organised in a fast-paced environment