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Purchasing and Planning Assistant

TD-120
  • £12.21 to £13.84 Per: hour
  • Salisbury, South West,
  • Temporary
Purchasing & Planning Assistant role available for a leading manufacturing company based in Salisbury to work part time hours.
 
This Purchasing & Planning Assistant position is a Temporary to permanent opportunity paying £13.84 per hour. There is flexibility around working hours although the preference is 5 days a week on site in Salisbury.
 
As a Purchasing & Planning Assistant you will be working in a small team reporting to the Purchasing and Planning Manager with the following responsibilities
 
  • Raise and process purchase orders in line with production and inventory requirements.
  • Liase with suppliers to confirm pricing, lead times, and delivery schedules.
  • Monitor and update order statuses, ensuring timely delivery of goods and materials to achieve customer requirements/demands.
  • Monitor and report overdue purchase orders.
  • Support the Planning Team where required (Schedule Inputting, Work order raising, work order issuing, transport booking, invoicing)
  • Track inventory levels and flag shortages or overstock situations to relevant teams.
  • Communicate effectively with internal departments (Stores, Production, Planning) to coordinate material flow.
  • Assist in resolving supplier issues such as delays, discrepancies or quality concerns (With support of Stores / Quality teams)
  • Maintain accurate records of purchases, supplier communications and stock data.
  • Use Microsoft Excel and internal systems to analyse data and support Purchasing / Planning decisions.
  • Support continuous improvement activities within the Purchasing & Planning team.
 
We are looking to hear from candidates with the following skills and experience
 
  • Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
  • Previous Purchasing / Planning experience (Preferably in Manufacturing environment) – not essential
  • Good communications skills both internally and externally
  • Capable of working alone when required but also able to perform well within a small team.
  • Strong organisational skills
 
Please apply today to hear more about this opportunity working as a Purchasing & Planning Assistant.
 

 Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy

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