Purchasing / Inventory Assistant

Purchasing / Inventory Assistant - Based in Huddersfield, Competitive salary, pension & private health care!

Myers Building Supplies has an opportunity for a Purchasing / Inventory Assistant to join the Purchasing Team based in Huddersfield. Myers Building Supplies has 14 branches throughout Yorkshire and is part of the family owned Myers Group.

In return for your hard work and commitment as our Purchasing / Inventory Assistant you will receive a competitive hourly rate/salary in addition to great benefits such as:

 - Excellent Holiday Allowance (including your Birthday Off) which increases with length of service.

- Pension Scheme

- Training & Development Programs to help meet your career ambitions

- Childcare Vouchers

- Staff Discounts

- Health Insurance

- Employee Assistance Program

- Death in Service

As our Purchasing / Inventory Assistant you will be responsible for Inventory forecasting to cover all future supplier order requirements.  You will have the ability to analyse past sales trends and patterns, in order to influence planning decisions.

Purchasing / Inventory Assistant essential duties and key responsibilities:

- Ability to analyse sales data including seasonal patterns to develop suitable forecasts and maintain appropriate stock levels.

- Manage portfolio suppliers, ordering daily.

- Reviewing overstocks for potential corrective actions.

- Production of ad-hoc reports as necessary.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required for our ideal Purchasing / Inventory Assistant:

- Advanced analytical and numeracy skills.

- Excellent interpersonal and customer liaison skills.

- High levels of PC literacy (Microsoft Excel essential).

- Understanding of inventory control principles and concepts.

- Positive, hands on approach with an eagerness to improve working methods and efficiencies.

- Professional, responsible approach to reflect the responsibility the position carries.

- Adaptability/flexibility will be an important asset, in order to fit comfortably into an ever-changing, dynamic role.

Previous experience in a similar role is essential.

If you feel you have all the skills and knowledge required to join our procurement team as a Purchasing / Inventory Assistant please click ‘Apply’ today.

Huddersfield is commutable from Bradford, Wakefield, Halifax and surrounding areas.

Unfortunately we can’t respond to all applications so if you haven’t heard from us within 3 weeks of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.