Jobs in Bolsover

Purchasing Assistant

Benefits include:

* Competitive salary dependent on qualifications and experience

* Discretionary annual bonus scheme

* Employer contributory pension

* Life Assurance

About us:

With a fleet of over 2,200 items of plant and equipment and employing over 180 staff, we are the largest compaction and surface dressing hire Company in the UK and also provide a general purpose fleet of compact and mid range sized construction and materials handling equipment.

We have a national network of 9 Depots (Glasgow, Darlington, Stoke, Chesterfield, Ludlow, Corby, Andover, Dartford and Newton Abbot) and have operated for over 60 years which is a testament to our culture of ‘Committed to Service in Everything We Do’.

The Role:

We have a vacancy for a Purchasing Assistant based at our Head Office in Chesterfield (S41 0JW). Working Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 5:00pm (37.5 hours per week).

The Main Objective is to assist the Purchasing Manager to sustainably purchase and acquire products and services which enhance operational efficiency, safety and environmental impact, at the optimum quality, price and time of delivery.

Key Duties:

* Assist in maintaining an effective list of Approved Suppliers and develop and maintain long term productive relationships with them and negotiate National Contracts in fulfilment of the purchasing functions objectives

* Administer the ordering and distribution of parts both to and from the Central Stores Operation.

* Assist and administer the Company’s warranty procedures with the relevant Suppliers and Company Depots

* Assist in the Management and administration of the Company’s Purchasing Processes in line with documented procedures

* Purchase and Procurement of components, services and consumables

Candidate Profile:­­

Candidates are expected to have excellent communication, organisation and administrative skills and should be proficient in IT software e.g Databases, Excel, Powerpoint, Word etc.

The successful candidate will also be able to demonstrate a good level of experience in a busy Purchasing Department