Supply Chain Assistant Permanent

• Position: Supply Chain Assistant
• Salary: £25,500 – £30,000 plus good company benefits
• Location: Lewes, East Sussex
• Hours:  Monday – Thursday, 08:30 – 17:00 and Fridays 08:30 – 13:00
• Due to workplace location it is essential to drive and have your own transport

Excellent opportunity to join a very successful and progressive manufacturing company as they seek to recruit a supply chain assistant to join their teams.

Superb opportunity within an excellent employer who offer long term career prospects and good company benefits

Due to workplace location it is essential to drive and have your own transport

Role and Responsibilities:

• Assisting with the raising and issuing of purchase orders from purchase requests.
• Assisting with the raising and issuing of standard purchase orders
• Chasing suppliers for delivery confirmations and updating SAP accordingly.
• Checking confirmations against the purchase orders and attaching in SAP
• Assisting with date changes in SAP for works orders
• Purchase of goods, materials and services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
• Establish close working relationships with internal departments
• Stringent material control is required to assure company targets are met. This includes spend, usage, scrap, inventory levels, stock accuracy
• Ensure that all established and required administrative routines are correctly followed, with all records maintained accurate and up to date.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• A good general level of education evidenced by O-level/ good GCSE passes in English and Maths
• A qualification in Purchasing / Supply Chain Management would be a distinct advantage but this is not essential

Required Experience:

• The successful candidate must be able to demonstrate that they have:
• Previous experience in a Purchasing or Stores role
• Experience using MRP / ERP systems.

Competencies required:

• A good attention to detail.
• Good competency level in use of Microsoft Office (Excel and Word, as a minimum).
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English.
• Excellent planning and organising skills.
• Strong time management and prioritisation capabilities.

Excellent opportunity to join a very forward thinking, progressive and successful business

First Recruitment Services is acting as an employment agency on behalf of this vacancy