Job Description

Are you passionate to further your career in a stock/purchasing environment? If so my client based near St Albans is seeking a Purchasing Assistant to join their busy and fun team. You will be proficient in Word, Excel and Outlook and have worked in a similar role.

Purchasing tasks:
* Responsible for sourcing, negotiating and purchasing stock from both local and overseas suppliers.
* Daily planning, issuing and following up on Purchase Orders including delivery and shipment schedules.
* Providing regular updates to the Orders Team of expected delivery dates of stock to enable to them to keep Customers up to date effectively.
* ETA Updates on internal back order management system
* Adding new part codes to the system where required, ensuring pricing has also been assigned.
* Managing purchasing inbox ensuring all emails have been answered within 2 working days
* Prebuilt systems - placing with Suppliers and consequent management of schedules
* Pricing updates in system

The salary is £17k-£22k, Monday - Friday 9-5.30pm, onsite parking, 20 days holiday and company pension. Please apply today or send your CV