Purchasing Assistant

We have vacancy for a Purchasing Assistant to join our team based at our Coleshill office. Experience in the automotive parts sector would be advantageous.  The ideal candidate will be responsible for placing purchase orders within our aftermarket product groups.  Providing support to the logistics team to ensure suppliers deliver goods to our warehouse in a timely manner.  Reviewing enquires received and identifying areas for improvement will be a key KPI indicator.

Key responsibilities and duties - daily tasks will include but not be limited to:

• Responsible for placing Purchase Orders


• Identify upcoming shortfall in stock and implement action plans to recover the stock position


• Review customer enquiries and missed sales to improve forecast data


• Analyse missed sales within product groups to identify opportunities for growth through pricing or stock availability


• Reporting on business KPI’s to Commercial Manager


• Identifying opportunities for streamlining processes

Required Skills

• Excellent organisation skills


• Strong people management skills


• Commercial background and attention to detail


• Effective at prioritising work


• Ability to meet deadlines


• Proficient with MS Office i.e., Excel and PowerPoint


• ERP knowledge of MAM or K8 would be preferable

Internal Relations:

• Product & Purchasing Teams


• Finance


• Sales Team


• IT


• Executive Management


• Multi department crossover

This role is fast paced, so we are looking for someone who has an excellent eye for detail and can respond effectively to new challenges. We will provide training to help you maintain our systems accurately and support you in learning new skills to conduct your work efficiently.