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Purchasing Assistant – Plymouth
An opportunity has arisen for a Purchasing Assistant to join a well established and reputable sub-contractor on a permanent basis. This company provide a range of Fire Safety services to a range of clients. As a Purchasing Assistant you will work closely and effectively with the purchasing team, in order to support the project managers ensure a timely delivery of stock to customer sites. You will be confident in negotiations and talking with a variety or suppliers to achieve the best possible price This position will be office based, full time, Monday to Friday.

Responsibilities:

• Liaising with suppliers and internal departments
• Negotiations with suppliers 
• Conducting Supplier reviews 
• Purchasing per project based on the bill of quantities within the budget set
• Reactive purchasing based on on-site requisitions 
• Meeting deadlines for goods to get to site 
• Resolving account queries and ordering issues 
• Carrying out tender exercises annually, per spend category

• Background in construction/understanding of construction materials desirable  
• Excellent attention to detail, able to gather, interpret and present data
• Excellent communication skills, both internally and externally
• Highly organised
• Negotiation skills
• Strong IT skills including Excel
• Ideally come from a buying/procurement background