Purchasing Assistant

Location: Heywood

Heywood, Greater Manchester

Temporary to Permanent Opportunity

£15.87 per hour

Are you an organised and proactive Purchasing Assistant looking to develop your career within a successful engineering and manufacturing business?

We are recruiting on behalf of a well-established organisation renowned for producing high-quality equipment through engineering excellence. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Administrator or Supply Chain Administrator to join a busy team where you'll play a key role in ensuring materials, components and services are delivered on time to support production and customer demand.

This temporary position offers the potential to become permanent for the right candidate.

The Role

As a Purchasing Assistant, you will support purchasing and supply chain activities, working closely with suppliers and internal departments to help maintain efficient operations and material availability.

Key responsibilities include:

Raising and managing purchase orders
Liaising with suppliers to obtain quotations and delivery updates
Expediting orders and following up on overdue deliveries
Monitoring stock levels and supporting replenishment activities
Maintaining supplier, pricing and purchasing data within the ERP system
Assisting with supplier sourcing and onboarding activities
Supporting supplier performance monitoring and reporting
Resolving invoice, goods receipt and purchase order queries
Working closely with Production, Engineering, Planning and Stores teams
Producing purchasing and supply chain reports
Supporting continuous improvement initiatives within the department
Building positive relationships with suppliers and stakeholders

About You

We're looking for someone who has experience within a purchasing, procurement, supply chain or buying environment and enjoys working in a fast-paced manufacturing setting.

You'll have:

Previous experience in a Purchasing Assistant, Procurement Assistant, Purchasing Administrator or similar role
Strong communication and relationship-building skills
Excellent attention to detail and organisational ability
A proactive approach to problem solving
Experience raising purchase orders and liaising with suppliers
Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office
Experience using ERP, MRP or SAP systems
The ability to work effectively with multiple departments and suppliers

Desirable Skills

Experience with in an engineering or manufacturing environment
Exposure to a global supplier base
CIPS qualification or working towards CIPS
Experience reading technical drawings

What's on Offer?

£15.87 per hour
Temporary to permanent opportunity
Established and growing engineering business
Supportive team environment

Career development opportunities within purchasing and supply chain

If you're looking to take the next step in your purchasing career and join a business where quality and continuous improvement are at the heart of everything they do, we'd love to hear from you.

We use generative AI tools to support our candidate screening process. This helps us ensure a fair, consistent, and efficient experience for all applicants. Rest assured, all final decisions are made by our hiring team, and your application will be reviewed with care and attention

Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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