Interim Purchasing Assistant (3 Month Contract)
A growing pharmaceutical and healthcare manufacturing organisation is seeking an Interim Purchasing Assistant to support its Procurement function on a 3-month contract basis.
This position is critical in maintaining continuity across purchasing activity, ensuring materials, supplier relationships, and order flows remain aligned to production and customer demand.
In essence, this position needs to help expediate procurement processes and therefore needs a super-proactive and can-do approach!
The Role
Working within a fast-paced procurement team, you will be responsible for the following (but not limited to!):
* Raise and manage purchase orders via MRP systems, tracking through to delivery
* Coordinate with suppliers and logistics to schedule and manage inbound deliveries
* Expedite, delay, or cancel orders in line with changing business needs
* Manage goods receipt and resolve discrepancies or supplier issues
* Investigate and resolve invoice and pricing queries
* Communicate delays or risks to sales, customer service, and manufacturing teams
What We’re Looking For
* Experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain support within a manufacturing environment (pharma or FMCG advantageous)
* Strong ability to manage priorities and work to tight deadlines
* Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and accuracy
* Confident communicator, able to coordinate effectively across departments and with external suppliers
* Analytical mindset with the ability to resolve issues and discrepancies quickly
* Proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable working in a high-volume, fast-paced setting
* Strong IT skills (ERP/MRP experience beneficial)
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