Purchasing Administrator
3 days ago
Swadlincote
Job Title: Purchasing Assistant & Expeditor Location: Swadlincote Company: Aerospace/Manufacturing sector Linkster Recruitment is proud to work with a successful and growing manufacturing client located in Swadlincote. We are looking for a Purchasing Assistant to join their team in a permanent capacity. Role summary: Support procurement via indirect purchasing, supplier coordination, and expediting, plus admin support to the direct purchasing team. As the Purchasing Assistant, your responsibilities will include: • Raise and process purchase requisitions and orders for indirect and selected direct spend, • Source suppliers, obtain quotes, and support tenders, • Maintain supplier records, pricing files, and category docs, • Ensure compliance with procurement policies, approvals, and budgets, • Expediting: track POs, monitor deliveries, resolve delays, and escalate risks, • Coordinate with Facilities, IT, HSE, Finance, and Ops to confirm needs, • Manage discrepancies (late deliveries, missing docs, invoices), • Support cost-saving initiatives and spend analysis, • Administrative support for the Direct Purchasing team and subcontract purchasing, • Maintain accurate expediting logs and stakeholder updates Requirements Purchasing Assistant: • Strong organi...