As a Purchasing Assistant, you will report to the Lead Buyer and are required to be proactive, highly motivated, and organised.

Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Supporting Purchasing Team with all purchasing activities.
• Monitoring and expediting late Purchase and works orders.
• Liaising closely with the planning department for all items that will not meet the requirements of the production schedule and provide solutions as necessary.
• Supporting with the resolution of invoices pending payment in a timely manner, by performing detailed analysis to identify root cause of issue prohibiting invoice payment.
• Reviewing traceability number requests and issue numbers to suppliers.
• Reviewing tender requests and present information to Buyers with recommended order placement.
• Proactively monitoring supplier performance and developing vendors to improve on-time delivery, product quality and reduce lead-times.
• Assisting inventory control, when required, with any queries in goods receiving.
• Undertaking vendor analysis and selection along with identifying and establishing supply agreements to the benefit the organisation.
• Updating procedures, work instructions and manuals as per requirements.
• Participating in meetings and keep up to date on issues related to purchase order delivery, vendor performance, metrics, capacity constraints and other related supply chain issues.
• Achieving target on-time delivery and lead-time and inventory turn levels based on manufacturing and supply chain capacity/flexibility.

Our client is seeking a candidate with the following skills, experience, and knowledge:

• Able to understand, evaluate and apply technical information.
• Anticipates the impact of change and rises to the challenge, with the ability to accept risk and uncertainty.
• Be willing to provide colleagues with the information they need to complete their tasks and eliminate roadblocks.
• Able to define, work within and improve business processes based on immediate and future business needs.
• Strong attention to detail with a good level of numeracy.
• A talent for problem-solving and driving issues to closure.
• Will be energised by challenges and drawn towards opportunities.
• Confident and professional when representing the company in person and in writing.
• Highly organised with the ability to multi-task.
• Can be counted on to take personal responsibility in challenging situations and be willing to engage in disputes in order to settle them equitably.
• A strong sense of customer focus (internal/external).
• Firm and diplomatic when negotiating.
• Enjoys working in a team.
• Excellent communication skills in English.
• Working knowledge manufacturing environment, inventory management, or planning environment.
• Proficient IT skills including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Other Microsoft Office Applications.

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