The Purchasing Assistant provides support to the materials and production team, processing orders, investigating queries and chasing through items to support the smooth running of the production facility.

The Purchasing Assistant will ensure that the impact of processing orders does not affect the daily operational running of the business.

Specific Responsibilities

• General support to the materials team.
• Create purchase orders as requested to support the production team.
• Convert requisitions into orders as requested.
• Process orders for contractors and facilities.
• Monitor and ensure that all PICRs (Non-conformances) are being progressed and closed out.
• Ensure that orders placed are receipted and available for invoice in the system.
• Run reports as requested from the management team.
• Expediting and order book management where applicable.

Key Relationships

• JAL Operations Management.
• Operations – Outsourcing, Materials, Stores, Production.
• Suppliers and outsource partners.

Experience/Knowledge

Essential

·         Low level purchasing experience.

·         Able to manage administration using a company MRP system.

·         Able to manage demanding external and internal stakeholders.

·         MS office suite skills.

·         Data Analysis.

Desirable

·         SAP and MRP experience.

Applicants should possess the following core competencies:

• Eligible for UK Security Clearance to minimum SC (‘Secret’) level.
• Customer focussed - displays pro-active approach to meeting both internal and external customer needs.
• Results-focussed - strong desire to achieve results and works hard to reach goals and targets. Seeks to achieve results which enhance business success.
• Flexibility - displays versatility and adaptability.         Identifies need for change, develops new ideas, encourages and supports innovation.   Reacts positively and with enthusiasm to change and improvement.   Has capability to achieve results and manage workload even at peak of pressure. Self-manages to be highly effective even at times when workload is less.
• Professional - takes career seriously and considers the business dimensions of decisions carefully. Intellectually and analytically rigorous; displays high competence in chosen field and is trusted by the business to “do the right thing”.

In return we offer a competitive salary plus quality benefits, including early finish on Friday afternoons.

Candidates must be eligible for UK security clearance to minimum SC (‘Secret’) level.