Description
Summary:
Seeking a proactive Purchasing Administrator to support a busy supply team with accurate purchasing, data analysis, and administrative tasks, offering variety and ownership.
Highlights:
1. Opportunity to make an immediate impact within a well-established organisation
2. Role offers variety, problem-solving, and plenty of ownership
3. Thrive in a busy environment, working with data and a great team
Purchasing Administrator
We’re seeking a Purchasing Administrator to support a busy team working across multiple product categories on a 6-month assignment.
This is a great opportunity to join a well-established organisation and make an immediate impact in a role that offers variety, problem-solving, and plenty of ownership.
About the role:
Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, you’ll support the wider supply team with accurate purchasing, data analysis, and admin tasks.
Your day will include:
- Processing a high volume of purchase orders with accuracy
- Raising and managing purchase orders across various categories
- Updating and analysing data, including Excel work (e.g., mapping price lists)
- Supporting the team with supply and purchasing administration
- Prioritising workflow and managing your own tasks
- Troubleshooting issues and providing solutions
- Working across multiple systems in a computer-based environment
About you:
- Experience in supply chain, purchasing, procurement, or a similar admin-based role
- Strong computer literacy – especially Excel
- The ability to pick things up quickly and work with initiative
- Excellent organisation, accuracy, and prioritisation skills
- A calm, solutions-focused approach to problem-solving
- Confidence working across different stakeholders and teams
If you're someone who thrives in a busy purchasing environment and enjoys problem-solving, data, and working with a great team - this assignment could be a perfect fit.