Purchasing Officer WB Power Service is proudly part of The Wilmott Group and is a leading generator specialist that provides solutions, maintenance, sales and hire to customers across the UK. This is a superb opportunity for Purchasing Officer to join the business through this rapid period of growth. The business is looking for a driven and motivated Purchasing Officer to support the team through these exciting times. We are a family owned and run business and truly hold our values at the heart of everything we do offering a unique and friendly place of work; whilst maintaining the highest of professional standards. The Role · Be an ambassador for the new Procurement function · Build and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders · Drive high performance of the entire Supply Chain · Process Purchase requests and place Purchase Orders with Suppliers · Ensure all procurement activities are conducted in accordance with established procedures, local laws and regulations and direction from Senior Management · Communicate effectively with suppliers regarding purchase order commitments and drive OTIF · Obtain quotations from existing and new potential new suppliers · Negotiate with suppliers regarding some commercial conditions · Transform purchase requests to purchase orders to an agreed service level · Confirm purchase orders with suppliers · Communicate any difficulties or delays back to the business through agreed channels · Maintain master data on system(s) and in other locations · Create new part numbers · Analyse and resolve invoice queries with suppliers The Person · Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar position · Experience in a manufacturing environment is essential · Procurement or Supply/Chain related qualification such as CIPS would be advantageous · Basic knowledge of MS Office i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word etc · Experience with any major ERP system is desirable · Able to work autonomously on processes with agreed service levels · Service and solution orientated · Basic analytical skills What we offer · Purchasing Officer WB Power Service is proudly part of The Wilmott Group and is a leading generator specialist that provides solutions, maintenance, sales and hire to customers across the UK. This is a superb opportunity for Purchasing Officer to join the business through this rapid period of growth. The business is looking for a driven and motivated Purchasing Officer to support the team through these exciting times. We are a family owned and run business and truly hold our values at the heart of everything we do offering a unique and friendly place of work; whilst maintaining the highest of professional standards. The Role · Be an ambassador for the new Procurement function · Build and maintain effective relationships with all stakeholders · Drive high performance of the entire Supply Chain · Process Purchase requests and place Purchase Orders with Suppliers · Ensure all procurement activities are conducted in accordance with established procedures, local laws and regulations and direction from Senior Management · Communicate effectively with suppliers regarding purchase order commitments and drive OTIF · Obtain quotations from existing and new potential new suppliers · Negotiate with suppliers regarding some commercial conditions · Transform purchase requests to purchase orders to an agreed service level · Confirm purchase orders with suppliers · Communicate any difficulties or delays back to the business through agreed channels · Maintain master data on system(s) and in other locations · Create new part numbers · Analyse and resolve invoice queries with suppliers The Person · Minimum of 2 years’ experience in similar position · Experience in a manufacturing environment is essential · Procurement or Supply/Chain related qualification such as CIPS would be advantageous · Basic knowledge of MS Office i.e. Outlook, Excel, Word etc · Experience with any major ERP system is desirable · Able to work autonomously on processes with agreed service levels · Service and solution orientated · Basic analytical skills What we offer · £27,500 · 22 Days holiday plus statutory · Private healthcare · Death in Service · Outstanding employee assistance programme · 22 Days holiday plus statutory · Private healthcare · Death in Service · Outstanding employee assistance programme