Purchasing Officer

Recruiter
JK Recruitment Ltd
Location
Bristol
Salary
24000.00 GBP Annual
Posted
13 Sep 2017
Closes
04 Oct 2017
Sectors
Procurement
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time
Purchasing Officer / Buyer, Somerset, Up to GBP24,000

Summary
A rapidly expanding manufacturer of high quality fresh products is seeking a Purchasing Officer to join their team in Bristol. You will be working Monday - Friday office hours. You can expect to achieve a salary of up to GBP24,000.

The Role
You will have responsibility over the day-to-day ordering, tracking and returning of items which will include (ingredients, packaging, disposables etc).

Duties:

- Placing orders with a variety of national suppliers
- Communicating with the logistics / goods-in team ensuring orders are correct and have arrived on time
- Ensuring non-conforming ingredients and deliveries are credited and credits received
- Overseeing and checking daily stock takes
- Submitting EOM stock takes
- Tracking item usage and conducting reports on over / under usage
- Purchasing ad-hoc item requests
- Updating price alterations to the company database - ensuring the sales team are informed

The Candidate

- Be highly organised
- Co-operates and works well with others throughout the company in pursuit of team goals, sharing information and supporting others.
- Proven time management skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Keen eye and attention to detail
- 2 years purchasing experience (ideally in a manufacturing environment)
- Communication skills
- Strong Microsoft Excel skills and experience coupled with the ability to use Excel and data base programs
- Capable of completing paperwork and report writing.

This role would suit a Purchasing Officer, Buyer, Procurement, Purchaser, Purchasing Supervisor etc.

JK Recruitment

Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit our websiteto keep up to date with further vacancies. We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK