Purchasing Assistant - Part Time (Contract)
- Recruiter
- Webrecruit
- Location
- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
- Salary
- £Competitive
- Posted
- 27 Feb 2018
- Closes
- 27 Mar 2018
- Ref
- HKMNT2703/AS-MK
- Sectors
- Procurement
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Part Time
Purchasing Assistant - Part Time (Contract)
Waterbeach, Cambridge
£Competitive
Are you an enthusiastic individual looking to increase your skill-set? Want to gain valuable experience as a Purchasing Assistant? If so, our client would love to hear from you.
Committed to providing excellent service, our client is a growing distributor of high quality office products and solutions. They are now looking for a part time Purchasing Assistant to join them on a 12 month maternity cover contract.
Our client promotes a culture that recognises individuality and excellent team spirit. They believe in treating each other with respect and giving everyone an equal opportunity to progress in their career.
Within a welcoming environment, you’ll have the chance to broaden your knowledge and play an important role in our client’s purchasing process.
As a Purchasing Assistant, you will perform a range of administrative activities to support the Group Purchasing Team.
In this varied contract, you will:
- Manage the administration of supplier agreements
- Respond to queries from internal departments
- Plan and organise events for the Group Purchasing Team
- Help to prepare and analyse tenders
- Assist with ad-hoc projects
- Produce a range of reports
Interested? To be considered, you’ll need:
- Knowledge of MS Office applications, especially Excel
- The ability to manage, prioritise and complete a wide range of different projects
Organised and eager to learn, as a Purchasing Assistant, you’ll need to be a strong communicator who can build effective working relationships. The ability to work well, both on your own initiative and as part of a team is also key.
Ideally, you’ll have experience gained within a purchasing or buying environment, but this is not essential.
Please note, this is a part time role, working 18 hours per week, between Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 17:00.
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