Purchasing Assistant

Location - Plot 6 Renaissance Way, Boulevard Industry Park, Speke Liverpool, L24 9JW.

Working hours/days – Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5pm.

As a Purchasing Assistant, you will be responsible for effectively and proactively managing the replenishment of stock items for RS Integrated Supply’s Client Stores

What you will be doing:

• To effectively and proactively manage the replenishment of stock items and support ad-hoc procurement for the Customer.
• To place purchase orders where required using relevant systems.
• To engage with the Suppliers to ensure accuracy of information and conformity of price and delivery.
• To assist with the expediting of outstanding purchase orders and to communicate directly with the Suppliers, RS Integrated colleagues and the Customer.
• To liaise with Stores personnel (Customer and RS Integrated) to respond to requests and/or resolve any queries.
• To manage the creation and supply of new items for the Customer.
• To amend current stock lines on the RS Integrated Supply system(s) to reflect description, Supplier and inventory level change(s) where appropriate.
• To support stock check and audit activities and possible variances and administer data in the applicable Customer and/or RS Integrated Supply system(s) daily.
• To effectively manage personal workload daily, prioritising requests and agreed actions in line with strict deadlines.

What do I need to be successful?

If you have the following skills and experience, we want to hear from you:

• A positive attitude with the ability to deliver excellent Client experience and satisfaction.
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficient planning and organisational skills with a methodical and logical approach.
• Strong ICT skills with proficient use of Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel.
• Proven experience of high volume transaction process, preferably withing a shared service environment.
• Experience of ensuring quality standards are maintained alongside a strong performance management culture.
• Experience of process and system improvement initiatives.
• Sound knowledge of SAP and experience of Coupa would be advantageous.

We are RS Integrated Supply.

Across the industrial design, manufacturing and maintenance worlds, we’re the digital destination for product and service solutions to help our customers with the maintenance, repair and operation of their businesses.

RS Integrated Supply is one of the world’s leading providers of Integrated Supply Solutions to manufacturing industries for the provision of MRO (indirect) products. Our portfolio consists of Procurement Services, Transactional Processing, Stores Management and Inventory Optimisation enabled by industry leading digital platforms. We deliver world class results to world class companies in industries such as Pharmaceuticals, Foods, Beverage, Automotive and Aerospace.

We are one team. We deliver brilliantly. We do the right thing. We make every day better. These are our values. They unite our c.9,000 global colleagues and differentiate us from our competition. They are a mix of how we work today and how we must step up for the future. Most importantly, it is one set of values shaped by our people, for our people.

Together, we can make great things happen. Aim for amazing and beyond.