Purchasing Administrator

Purchasing Administrator
Lytham St Anne's
Onsite (Mon - Thu 8am - 4.30pm, Fri 8am - 1.30pm)
Looking for a role where your organisational skills and attention to detail truly shine? Join our client as a Purchasing Administrator, where you'll play a vital role in coordinating the supply of inbound materials, ensuring internal schedules run seamlessly and customer deliveries are met, on time and in full. This is your chance to step into an exciting position with a growing and forward-thinking company.
You'll handle a variety of responsibilities, including placing, tracking, and managing supplier orders for complete products, components, and raw materials. This busy role calls for exceptional accuracy, excellent communication skills, and the ability to prioritize like a pro.
Key responsibilities:

• Liaising with Production to ensure manufacturing capabilities
• Raising Purchase Orders
• Progress chasing to ensure inbound supplies arrive on time to meet internal schedules
• Working closely with Suppliers and building strong working relationships
• Managing orders through to completion
• Close liaison with internal departments to ensure on-time deliveries
• Clear communication to internal teams
• Management of order priorities
• Creating and updating reports as required by the business

Skills and experience:

• The ideal candidate will have experience of working in a manufacturing environment
• Secondary education including GCSE Maths and English Grade A - C
• Strong IT skills, Microsoft Excel knowledge essential
• Proven experience in a busy office environment
• Great communications skills, with good command of the English language
• Organised with meticulous attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload
• Positive and 'can do' attitude

Given the location of the office candidates will need access to their own vehicle or live close by. Onsite parking available.
Please apply to find out more.