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Purchasing Administrator
Job Posted: 3 days ago
Salary: £ 32,000/Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Plymouth
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Expire in: 25 days
Job Description
We have an excellent opportunity for a motivated and detail-oriented Purchasing Administrator to join us at Alderman Tooling Ltd, a leading metalwork manufacturer in Plymouth, dedicated to maintaining excellence in our operations and ensuring smooth functioning across all facilities.
Along with a salary of up to £32,000 per annum, we offer a fantastic range of benefits including company sick pay, a pension scheme, paid events, and competitive holidays increasing with service.
This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a fast-paced manufacturing environment, supporting the procurement of materials, overseeing administrative tasks and playing a key role in both supplier and customer management.
What you’ll do as Purchasing Administrator at Aldermans:
Purchasing: Procure materials, tools, and supplies for the sheet metal production process.
Sales Account Management; build and maintain good relations with customers, processing some key account orders and liaising on progress.
Supplier Management: Build and maintain relationships with suppliers, negotiate prices, and manage purchase orders.
Supplier Audits and Evaluations: Conduct regular supplier audits and performance evaluations to ensure quality standards and identify opportunities for improvement.
Inventory Control: Monitor stock levels, track inventory, and manage reordering.
Administrative Support: Assist with day-to-day office tasks, including filing, data entry, customer communications and account management.
Order Processing: Coordinate production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of materials for manufacturing.
Documentation: Maintain accurate records of purchases, transactions, and supplier agreements.
At Aldermans, we’re looking for a Purchasing Administrator with:
Previous experience in purchasing, buying, sales administration and account management, supply chain management or general administration, ideally within a manufacturing environment is desirable.
Strong organisational and time-management skills.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.), with experience in accounting software being advantageous.
Experience with supplier audits, evaluations, and quality control processes is highly desirable.
Solution orientated, with a proactive approach and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
You will be working 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday (3PM finish on a Friday).
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