We are recruiting for one of our long term clients based in Beckton, East London.
They are looking to recruit an experienced purchasing Assistant, their facility is a new building with modern offices and a great team feel.
Duties will include:
Answering the telephone quickly, efficiently, in a polite and friendly manner
Assist in the handling of incoming & outgoing post as required
Respond to email queries on a daily basis from internal & external sources
Oversee all stock exceptions as appropriate
Manage incoming supplier acknowledgements on a daily basis
Check supplier acknowledgement matches purchase order any changes / issues to be notified in writing
Check pricing on incoming supplier acknowledgments and advise of any price discrepancies to be amended by admin assistant
Update order due dates from supplier acknowledgements detailing incoming delivery dates
Advise of any late deliveries via standard email template
Deal with emails from suppliers advising of late deliveries by checking install dates against supplier’s delivery dates and work with planning / suppliers to meet all schedule planned dates
Supplier invoicing
Customer Invoicing
Processing Sales Orders
Processing Purchase Orders
Producing Picking sheets relevant to sales order
Sales & Purchase order amendments
Provide ad-hoc support and assistance across the company
Ensure all filing is up to date and filed correctly
Core competencies:
Excellent organisation and administrative skills
Acute time management
Interpersonal skills
Communication skills
Full training will be given including, bespoke software systems
Skills required:
A positive attitude to dealing with people and a client focussed approach
Excellent communication skills through all channels including written, oral, telephone, email and face to face as well as the ability to work within and as part of a team
An excellent telephone manner and strong interpersonal skills
Knowledge and ability to use proficiently standard office computer software, including MS Office suite; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, databases and spreadsheets, email and internet applications
Ability to work independently, including maintaining filing systems, databases
An ability to work at a consistently high level of accuracy with acute attention to detail
In return for for your skills our client is offering a very competitive salary, 33 days holidays (inc bank holidays), company pension.
Hours of work are Monday to Friday - 9am to 5.30pm / Part time hours available
The position will be on a temp to perm basis.
Axiom Personnel are acting as an employment business in relation to this position
