Purchasing Assistant

Maine Group are industry market leaders and renowned for specialist fabrication, surface finishing and full assembly throughout the UK and Ireland. The business has grown rapidly over the last 10 years becoming a strategic supply chain partner to numerous industries including data centres, construction, transport, and material handling. We are seeking a talented and experienced Purchasing Assistant to join our team. Your new opportunity:Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you will join an existing team of 3 people. You will be a vital link between our supplier base and the production team, ensuring goods and services arrive on time and any discrepancies are addressed in a timely manner What's on offer:We offer a competitive salary that is based on demonstrated skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded at Maine Group. All team members have access to a variety of perks & benefits that are constantly reviewed. Flexi time, where you can avail of a daily 4PM finish and a 12.30PM finish on a Friday Enhanced holidays + additional leave for length of service Life assurance Career development opportunities Annual social events and wellbeing initiatives Key responsibilities: Raise purchase orders for materials & services in line with production requirements Expediting orders, liaising with suppliers to ensure orders are received in full and on time Identify delivery date issues Develop & maintain successful supplier relationships Arrange collections of goods from suppliers Manage multiple data bases, keeping data accurate, timely and transparent to all users Work as a collaborative team member across departments, building effective working relationships Administration tasks associated with job role Full job spec available on request. Our requirements: Essential Minimum of 1 year experience in an administrative role Professional communication skills, both verbal and written Proficient IT skills with demonstrable experience of MS Office packages especially MS Excel Strong interpersonal and organisational skills Methodical approach to problem solving, mathematical & analytical skills Ability to evaluate tasks and propose suggestions to improve accuracy and efficiency Ability to build strong supplier relationships Preferred Experience working in a manufacturing environment Sage 200 Accounts experience Work experience in purchasing or similar role Engineering industry background with ability to read & understand bills of materials Skills: Purchasing Administration Purchase requisitions Expediting Benefits: Flexitime Enhanced Holidays Group Life Assurance