Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant Kinetic Recruitment are looking to recruit a Purchasing Assistant with immediate starts to work for a leading company based in Hawarden. As a Purchasing Assistant you will help to maintain our supply inventory levels and negotiate deals with vendors. The Purchasing Assistant will ensure that purchasing policies and procedures are adhered to, creation and communication of Purchase Orders occurs accurately and on time. You will also be responsible for conducting regular price comparisons to ensure that the company is always getting the best price for each product that is purchased Main Duties * Maintain the company databases with data such as cost, vendor, stock count, MOQ and other Purchase Order details. * Create and issue Purchase orders to vendors, following the appropriate company purchasing policies. * Monitor the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery; and communicate status of orders with internal customers. * Source alternate suppliers where required and as part of our continuous improvement philosophy. * Provide the Supply Chain Manager and Buyer with monthly performance reports and statistics Experience of Profit/Loss and Accounts Receivable Skills & Experience * Working within a Purchasing environment * Working with numbers and technical details * Working proficiently with Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel * Working within a team co-operatively * Communicating appropriately * Supplier negotiation with regards price and lead time. * Managing your own time, creating and administering a task priority list based on Company needs Working hours are Monday to Friday 8.30am to 5pm Hourly rate dependant on experience. If you feel that you have what we need then please do call Carole on (phone number removed) or email your up to date CV to: (url removed) Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience of delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing and technical industries. Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care, we review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted but their CV retained to be considered against future opportunities. Kinetic Recruitment Services Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency as defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 IND1