Purchasing & Supply Jobs In Cheshire

Due to promotion they now have an opening for a strong candidate join the business for an initial one year with a view to beyond.

Purchasing Assistant Starting £17-19,000

Key Tasks:
· Assisting with all purchasing activities within commodity groups, as may be required.
· Purchasing goods and services at the least total cost.
· Progressing outstanding orders.
· All clerical duties arising from the above including accurate maintenance of computer files, filing of quotes and purchase order duplicates and invoice processing.
· Schedule deliveries in line with production requirements.
· Assist Supply Chain Manager and Purchasing Supervisor in developing suitable supplier relationships and reducing inventory.
· Other duties as required.

Additional requirements:
· Comply fully with internal and external Quality audits.
· Be responsible for the well being and health and safety to fellow workers.
· Work within the guidelines set out in the Works Procedure Manual and the Quality Procedure Manual.
· Contribute to the future growth and profitability of the company.

Person Specification:
· CIPS part or full qualified (company will sponsor completion of CIPS).
· 1-2 years buying experience ideally, including negotiation and expediting.
· Keen to develop career within the area of purchasing.
· MRP knowledge.
· Knowledge of purchasing processes.
· Team player.
· Good communicator.
· Willing to learn and undertake an amount of admin work.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Summary of role:
Managing the planning and forecasting for a range of parts to optimise inventory and availability in a fast-moving electronics service environment.

Principle Accountabilities:
- Control stock levels in relation to product support lifecycles.
- Minimise “stock out’s” to meet customer performance delivery targets’.
- Manage and minimise excess stock to target levels by identifying and managing the safety stock levels for each commodity.
- Select best method of forecasting and recommend purchases to achieve optimum inventory levels.
- Issue, monitor and report accuracy for vendor forecasts.
- Identify and report both internally and externally risk associated with product portfolio.

Experience/skills:
- Qualifications which show a strong analytical or mathematical background.
- High level of IT literacy to include strong excel skills.
- Good eye for detail to ensure data accuracy.
- Confidence and Assertiveness.
- Experience using planning and forecasting systems.
- Experience communicating with key suppliers and customers on a regular basis.
- A good understanding of business processes particularly relating to service parts planning, supply chain.
- Experience in electronics or similar fast-paced industry would be an advantage.

A competitive salary with excellent career prospects for the right individuals.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Responsibility Level:
As part of materials team will research, source, procure and document goods and materials used in production process.

Principal Duties
- Determine purchasing needs through requests / forecasting.
- Involved in Sourcing and contact vendors.
- Negotiate terms for procurement of supplies and / or equipment.

Requirements:
Purchasing experience in manufacturing environment of medium volume, custom products. Knowledge of manufacturing process.

Experience? A background within engineering.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.