Purchasing Assistant

£22000 – £28000

Inform Recruitment is supporting GFA UK Ltd – a supplier of door drive and control equipment to the UK industrial door market.

GfA is a leader in its industry, and it’s down to the excellent level of service they deliver. They value their employees and recognise hard work. In return, they will provide career development where possible and support in gaining relevant qualifications for your role.

On GfA’s behalf, Inform Recruitment is recruiting a Purchasing Assistant to support the purchase of the company’s stock and supplies to meet customer demand.

Although experience in purchasing or administration/data entry would be highly beneficial to this position, candidates who are A-Level educated and possess basic office or customer service experience are encouraged to apply and will be considered at a trainee level.

As Purchasing Assistant, your day-to-day responsibilities will be:

• Creating accurate electronic stock orders; inputting all necessary parts, customer and price information.
• Monitoring stock delivery and chasing orders.
• Checking supplier order confirmations against placed orders per the agreed price, quantity and date.
• Contacting the supplier to correct any errors.
• Monitoring the stock report.
• Assisting with the administration required to resolve stock issues.
• Sourcing alternative supplies.
• Providing stock updates to colleagues and suppliers.
• Accurately recording and preparing any department data needed.
• Liaising with suppliers and all internal teams: Customer Service, Sales, Warehouse and Technical.
• Assisting with any other administrative work required by the Operations Team.

All candidates will need to possess the following:

• GCSEs/equivalent in Maths and English grade C or above
• Experience using Microsoft Word and Excel, and the confidence to pick up new systems.
• A good level of numeracy, and you will enjoy working with numbers.
• An appreciation for urgency and a high level of accuracy.
• The ability to work to deadlines.
• Experience in dealing with customers.
• An assertive but professional manner.

This position is office-based, with free and secure on-site parking. The office is very modern and open plan, with a fantastic kitchen/breakout area. The business operates Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. After your probationary period, you will have 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays and be eligible for the company’s annual bonus scheme.