We have an exciting opportunity for a Part Time Purchasing Assistant to join a busy Purchasing Team in Redditch this role has come due to growth in the company, and they are a manufacturing business and are going from strength to strength.

The ideal candidate will have previous purchasing experience working with an MRP/ERP system, must be comfortable and confident on the phone, able to multitask and can manage their time and work well under pressure and to tight deadlines, supporting our buyer in all aspects of purchasing and administration.
Part Time Purchasing Assistant Day to day duties include: -

Maintaining Materials stock levels and ordering specific items in a timely fashion
Ordering material requirements for sales orders, on receipt of sale order
Reviewing and negotiation of material costs
Managing and communicating supplier lead times
Ongoing communication with suppliers to ensure delivery dates are met
Communicating stock and supplier issues to the wider team
Managing PO delivery dates on our ERP system
Ensure supplier contact details are always current
Liaising with finance in respect of purchase invoicesThe Part Time Purchasing Assistant will have the following skills and Experience:

purchasing/Administration experience
experience on MRP/ERP system - ideally Epicor
Excellent organisation and prioritisation skills, good time management
Confident on the phone and talking to customers/suppliers/peers
Can work with minimal supervision but be team orientated
Great communicator
Experience with the Microsoft Office 365In return you can expect to receive a pay rate of GBP11.50 per hour and it would be a part time contract of a minimum of 25 hours a week, ideally working school hours 9.30-3pm Monday to Friday although there might be some flexibility for the right candidate. If you think you have the skills and experience then please call Michelle Laight on (phone number removed) or alternatively click APPLY and I will be in touch as soon as I can