Purchasing Administrator

Company:  Priority Appointments
Location: South East
Closing Date: 03/11/2024
Salary: £24,000 - £25,000 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Purchasing Assistant required! 24-25k pa, 22 days annual leave plus your birthday off, free parking, full training provided and a supportive team environment.

Are you an organised and detail-oriented individual with a passion for administration and an interest in purchasing? If so, we are looking for a proactive Purchasing Administrator to join our expanding client in Thatcham. In this role, you'll handle key procurement and administrative tasks, and collaborate with colleagues across departments and international offices. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic environment while ensuring the smooth flow of purchasing processes. Full training is provided - however, previous experience in an administrative role is absolutely essential.

If you have excellent organisational skills, have great administration experience and enjoy working in a fast paced, busy team, then we'd love to hear from you!

As the Purchasing Administrator, you will enjoy the following:

• A salary of 24-25k pa
• Monday- Friday 8:30am- 5:00pm (37.5 hour week). 100% office-based
• 22 days holiday entitlement per year (plus bank holidays)
• Plus your birthday off too!
• Free parking
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Only 20 minutes walk from Thatcham Station and very convenient to shops
• Full training on purchasing and more provided

As the Purchasing Administrator, your responsibilities will include:

• Handling procurement tasks, including sourcing suppliers, negotiating prices, and managing purchase orders.
• Maintaining accurate records of purchases and inventory.
• Matching to PO's
• Posting Purchase Ledger invoices/credit notes
• Performing general administrative duties including data entry, filing, and correspondence.
• Maintaining and updating ERP systems
• And more!

Who we're looking for:


We are seeking a candidate with preferably 1 year minimum of administration or purchasing experience and a familiarity with ERP systems. Proficiency in MS Office, especially SharePoint, Word and Excel is essential. The ideal candidate will be friendly, enthusiastic, and possess strong communication skills. As you'll be assisting the Accounts person on occasion, you'll need to be happy inputting figures, updating spreadsheets/systems etc and have excellent attention to detail.

If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!

HOW DO I APPLY?

If you are interested in applying for this Purchasing Administrator job please use the link, or give one of our friendly team a call on our Basingstoke office telephone number.

If this is not the job for you, but you know someone who might be interested please get in touch and take advantage of our fantastic RECOMMEND A FRIEND' scheme. Call us TODAY for more details.

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