Purchasing Assistant

As a Purchasing Assistant you will work closely and effectively with the Procurement Manager. You will have to be confident in negotiations and talking with a variety or suppliers and internal staff to achieve the best possible price on fire safety products – we will provide full training on product knowledge! Key Skills / Responsibilities: Purchasing per project based within the budget Reactive purchasing based on on-site requisitions Negotiations with suppliers Supplier reviews Meeting deadlines for goods to get to site Chasing deliveries with suppliers Resolving account queries and ordering issues One-off procurement exercises for bespoke projects The successful candidate must: Have great attention to detail Ideally (although not necessary) come from a buying/procurement background Have excellent negotiation skills Ventro Ltd values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application. Note: Ventro Group prefer to hire directly and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible. We do not accept speculative CVs and no fee will be applicable if sent