Purchasing Assistant / Buyer Location – Colchester Salary - £30,000 – £35,000 + Bonus & Excellent Benefits Ready to take the next step in your commercial career? This is a fantastic opportunity to join a well established international business that supplies engineering parts and components to customers across Asia, Africa, Australasia, and South America. If you're looking for a role that blends purchasing, sales support, negotiation, and supplier management—while giving you exposure to global supply chains—this position offers an exciting platform to grow. The Opportunity Within your role, you’ll sit at the centre of the organisation, connecting customers, suppliers, logistics, and operations to ensure seamless and timely delivery of essential products worldwide. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys variety, problem?solving, and building strong relationships. If you’re commercially minded, confident on the phone, and eager to gain hands on experience in international procurement and sales, you’ll thrive here. What You’ll Be Doing Your responsibilities will include: Researching and onboarding new vendors Sourcing, comparing, and negotiating competitive pricing Preparing accurate quotations for customers Raising and managing purchase orders Tracking and progressing orders to ensure on time delivery Liaising with warehouse ...