Overview
Purchasing Assistant – Kingswear, Devon. Are you a friendly multitasker with strong organisational skills? Join a beautiful coastal location on the South West coastline and develop your marine expertise with Darthaven Marina. Darthaven Marina is a 270‑berth marina offering a large on-site Chandlery, a busy Parts Counter and technical services teams of Engineers, Electricians and Shipwrights. We’re looking for a Purchasing Assistant to support the Parts, Purchasing & Chandlery Manager on a full‑time basis and deliver a high‑quality service within our team. We are looking for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible.
Benefits
* Salary of £30,000 to £32,000 per annum (full‑time), dependent on experience
* Generous holiday entitlement
* Pension
* Branded company clothing
* Stunning work location, based a stone’s throw from the Marina
* On-site parking
* Comprehensive training
* Increase your specialist knowledge and understanding of the marine sector
* Support the success of one of the South West’s gems
What will I be doing?
As a Purchasing Assistant, you’ll be researching, sourcing and ordering marine and general equipment and consumables; providing essential, professional support to enable the smooth running of our retail spaces and our technical services teams. Reporting to the Parts, Purchasing & Chandlery Manager, you will be responsible for:
* Purchase Order Processing – processing accurate purchase orders from stock reports or by request from a member of our technical services team
* Purchase Order maintenance – regularly reviewing and maintaining our live purchase orders
* Stock Replenishment – working with the Parts, Purchasing & Chandlery Manager to purchase stock and help maintain appropriate stock levels
* Monitoring and promptly responding to all communications in relation to orders, including personal email, the generic ‘orders@’ email and telephone enquiries
* Assisting with stock takes on a rolling and annual basis
* Working alongside our finance team to resolve purchase order and purchase ledger queries
* Providing assistance and support to our Parts, Purchasing & Chandlery Manager as required
* Providing support to the Chandlery team to handle over the counter sales during busy periods or to cover for leave or sickness absence
* Maintaining an enthusiastic, helpful and knowledgeable attitude whilst interacting with both internal and external customers
What do I need?
* Previous experience in purchasing, procurement or related roles (preferred but not essential)
* Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in relevant software, such as Sage 200 and Microsoft Office
* Good communication and customer service skills (both written and verbal), and the ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues and suppliers
* The ability to prioritise (with assistance where necessary) and meet deadlines in a sometimes fast-paced environment
* Knowledge of stock control systems
* Prior knowledge of marine parts and chandlery operations (this is a bonus but not a requirement)
* The ability to work well within a team setting
* A current full UK driving licence
Previous experience with Purchase Order Processing would be beneficial to your application.
We’re eager to hear from you if you’ve worked as a Procurement Assistant, Buying Assistant, Buyer, Procurement Executive, Purchasing Executive, Marine Purchasing Assistant, or Maritime Purchasing Assistant.
This role is based on a 40-hour week, working 8:30am - 5pm, Monday to Friday. Some weekend and bank holiday working will also be required.
Equal Opportunities
Webrecruit and Darthaven Marina are equal opportunities employers, value diversity and are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment. Equal opportunities are the only acceptable way to conduct business and we believe that the more inclusive our environments are, the better our work will be.
So, if you’re looking to join our friendly team as a Purchasing Assistant, please apply via the button shown. This vacancy is being advertised by Webrecruit. The services advertised by Webrecruit are those of an Employment Agency.
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