Purchasing Assistant (Fixed Term)

Purchasing Assistant (Fixed Term, 12-month maternity cover) to support Buyers and Purchasing Managers with procurement administration. Core activities include managing routine price requests and supplier enquiries, obtaining quotations, providing internal feedback within timelines, updating volume forecasts, ensuring SAP data (Info Records, Source Lists, Vendor and Master Data) is current so purchase orders can be placed with an audit trail, initiating supplier creation/modification under policy, addressing invoice anomalies to achieve resolution, inputting cost-saving proposals (COP initiatives) from Buyers/Managers and managing project status, conducting day-to-day admin tasks (phones, meetings, filing, data maintenance), and assisting in training new colleagues within the Purchasing Assistant operational pool. Privacy notice included in description.