Overview
Production and Purchasing Administrator position at an award-winning packaging manufacturer based in Petersfield, England. Salary: GBP 30,000 – GBP 40,000. Location: Petersfield. Reporting to the Managing Director.
We are seeking a hands-on administrator to maintain minimum stock levels, plan production, and purchase all raw materials, including material requirements planning.
Responsibilities
* Materials Requirements Planning: use Sage to monitor raw material levels, future production needs, and current stock levels.
* Raw materials purchasing: place and progress purchase orders through approved suppliers.
* Maintain minimum stock levels to ensure sales orders and production plans are met.
* Production planning: collaborate with sales, production, and transport to support production and transport plans and meet delivery dates.
* Resource management and maintenance: ensure the site maintenance programme for machines is followed.
* Sales Order Processing: assist with inputting and acknowledging sales orders, answer customer enquiries, and provide quotations.
Person Specification / Qualifications
* Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
* Experience in manufacturing.
* Ideally knowledge of production planning or purchasing.
* Strong prioritisation skills to manage workload effectively.
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
* Proficiency in Excel, Word, and Sage.
* Solid understanding of financial processes.
* Knowledge of logistics is a plus but not essential.
* Willingness to learn and embrace challenges.
Benefits & Company
A Pension; 23 days holiday; additional details available on shortlisting. The company manufactures packaging solutions for Automotive, Defence and Engineering, including corrugated packaging, foam packaging and wooden cases. We aim to deliver high-quality products with expert technical support and strong customer service.
Prospects
There is a genuine opportunity to grow within the business, subject to criteria and objectives being met.
Equal opportunity employer statement and recruitment partner notes may apply as part of our process.
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