Purchasing Coordinator

Job Title: Purchasing Coordinator
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Location: South Leicestershire
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000

The Procurement & Supply Chain division at SF Recruitment are currently recruiting for a very exciting Buyer opportunity based in South Leicestershire. This opportunity will be joining a well-established, international business, with their UK head office based in Leicestershire.

As a Buyer, you will work within a small team of Buying professionals and report directly into the Purchasing Manager.

Your daily responsibilities will include:
- Uploading product information, parts descriptions and SKU's on to the internal database.
- Handling inbound enquiries, requests or issues raised from customers and suppliers.
- Raising and processing high volume purchase orders.
- Handling and investigating outstanding/delayed orders with a level of urgency.
- Liaising with suppliers to manage service level agreements, quality control and lead times.
- Supporting senior buyers with sourcing and onboarding new suppliers and preparing reporting packs ahead of supplier meetings.

The successful candidate for the Buyer opportunity will have previous experience working in a similar Buyers role before, or have experience in a Purchasing, Sales Support or Order Processing role and be looking for your next development opportunity.

This Buyer job will be working within a fast paced and demanding environment, so it is essential that you:

- Are able to work under pressure and prioritise key tasks.
- Are highly organised and adaptable.
- Demonstrate excellent communication skills both verbal and written.
- IT Literate - experienced using Microsoft Packages.
- Have previous experience liaising with external customers and suppliers.
- Are a true team player.

My client offers a great package with many additional great benefits. These benefits include 25 days annual leave + Bank holidays, Flexible working, Free parking onsite, Yearly Bonus Scheme, Regular lunches and awards, Life Assurance and many other fantastic benefits.

This position is office based until you have successfully passed your probationary period, after this you will be entitled to one day working from home (should you wish).

If you wish to progress an application forward, please click 'Apply Now' with a copy of your updated CV.