Job Title: Sales & Purchasing Administrator Reports To: Purchasing and Supply Manager Department: Office Hours: 36 hours per week - MONDAY TO THURSDAY General Description The Sales & Purchasing Administrator is responsible for coordinating customer orders and supporting purchasing activities across the business. This role ensures accurate order processing, effective supplier communication, and timely delivery of materials to meet production and customer requirements. Key Responsibilities * Facilitate, validate, and input all customer orders and schedules into the Sage 50 system. * Issue order acknowledgements and monitor progress through production to final delivery. * Support all departments with direct purchasing, including supplier identification. * Initiate and manage quotation processes for assigned suppliers and commodities, establishing costs, batch sizes, and lead times. * Raise and issue purchase orders on Sage 50, track schedules, confirm delivery dates, and communicate status updates. * Investigate and resolve delivery and invoice queries. * Respond to supplier queries raised by internal departments. * Proactively expedite non-production and new project materials to support production plans and customer requirements. * Run Sage 50 purchasing reports, analyse data, and take appropriate action, communicating chang...