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A Buyer / Purchasing Assistant is required for a large engineering company based in the Birmingham area, commutable from areas such as Solihull, Northfield, Kings Norton, Aston, Halesowen, Oldbury, West Bromwich and Dudley
The client is a leading manufacturer of stainless steel products, supplying to customers all over the UK and overseas
The purpose of the role is to provide procurement of various items, used for the manufacture of the product line, maintaining the stock for after sales service and spare parts.
Duties for the role include -
Liaising with the production and sales departments to obtain quotation and placement orders with stock lists
Ordering of various stainless steel materials, electrical parts, and plumbing components with a list of preferred suppliers
Responsible for ensuring the best price possible is obtained for the stock
Sourcing other suppliers and receiving quotations for stock, filing completed quotations onto the system
Progress order chasing to ensure all stock is ordered on time to meet deadlines
Maintaining spreadsheets of general stock prices for 3 monthly stock checks
Updating and monitoring end of job costing sheets for cost analysis
Checking supplier invoices for payment of suppliers
Suitable applicants MUST have previous experience with a buying / purchasing role within the engineering industry, ideally with a knowledge of stainless steel products. Must also have excellent communication, PC literacy and data entry skills.
The position is working days Monday to Friday, 39hrs per week
Salary for the role is between £22 - 25K per annum
12 week probationary period leading to a permanent role once completed
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