Our client is looking to take on a temporary Buying Assistant to work Monday to Friday, full time hours.

The role will be to communicate with suppliers and internal customers to obtain quotations with suitable breakdown of costs; raising of Purchase Orders; managing incoming communication; resolving issues or re-directing to an appropriate person; generation of RFI’s and RFQ including cost breakdown format; resolution of Invoice queries; liaising with new suppliers to obtain information and raise purchase orders; liaising with internal customers to raise and progress prompt payments; preparation of management reports; analysis of quotations and preparation of comparative analysis; creation of evaluation matrix for supplier tenders and management of team scoring; preparation of materials for presentations; initial analysis of tender documents, identification of variances; obtain and review supplier reconciliations; report anomalies to the buyer; maintain tracker for tenders and timing plans; maintain Q&A sheets and issue to suppliers; maintain standard documents and templates and ensure that they are consistent with the latest corporate identity guidelines.

Successful candidates will need good PC skills, including a fundamental knowledge and understanding of MRP and Microsoft Office; good organisational and prioritisation skills with attention to detail; the ability to interpret and analyse quotation information; the ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organisation as well as external contacts; the ability to work on own initiative as well as part of a team; and to be self-motivated and adaptable to changing demands.

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