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ID&C is an established award winning business based in Tunbridge Wells that supplies wristbands and accreditation to some of the world’s largest music festivals and sporting events. We have been privately owned and family run for over 20 years and hold a number of exclusive patents on products in the UK across the globe.

The Role:

As purchasing assistant you will report to the purchasing manager, sitting within the purchasing team. Purchasing assistants are responsible for the communication to external suppliers, processing purchase orders and supporting the sales team.

Tasks:

Daily tasks should include, but not be limited to:

• Generating Purchase Orders from Sales Orders, using SAGE 200
• Building the correct product price for POs, using supplier pricing
• Checking lead times supplied to customer is sufficient for production with suppliers, and negotiating with all teams as required
• Supply lead times to the Sales team, based on supplier production schedules
• Liaising with suppliers during production to approve images and check schedule is on time
• Assisting with the Purchasing inbox and associated queries from other teams
• Play an active role in customer service, dealing with issues sent through from Sales team
• Use SAGE 200 and linked tracking documents, to check the status of an order
• Complete ‘credit’ form process as required
• Update Purchasing diary to record all factory correspondence
• Answering overflow customer service calls, and updating the call log as necessary
• Process commercial invoices, and complete the handover to Logistics team

Requirements:

Attention to detail
Good time management and organisational skills
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Excellent communications skills for business to business, and business to customer

Other preferred attributes:

Working knowledge of SAGE 200