Reference number: 50389 Job title: Purchasing Assistant Salary: £24,000 - £26,000 pa Location: Knowsley Duration: 3 Month rolling contract Start date: ASAP GPW Recruitment are working with an established, specialist manufacturer in Knowsley to recruit a Purchasing Assistant on a 3 month rolling contract, with a potential of the role becoming permanent The salary on offer is £24,000 pa - £26,000 pa for a 37.5 hr working week, standard hours are 09:00 – 17:00 with 30 minutes lunch. Duties and responsibilities as the Purchasing Assistant include: * To assist the Purchasing Manager in all aspects of purchasing * To liaise with and negotiate with suppliers on a UK and European basis * Raising PO’s – daily (mainly Indirect categories at first) * Expediting deliveries - daily * Chasing overdue deliveries - daily * Indirect purchasing – update/issue PO’s - daily * Checking order acknowledgements and attach in ERP * Updating Purchasing master spreadsheet – price updates * Updating Raw material STD costs – weekly * Updating other STD costs – as and when required * Any other standard admin duties – electronic filing etc Key desirable skills for the role of Purchasing Administrator include: * ERP System experience * Experience of raising orders * Expediting deliveries i.e. being able to ne...