Junior Purchasing Assistant 6 months FR-EN

Assist Buyers and Purchasing Managers in the procurement of materials, goods or services.

Client Details

Our client is a big maker of retailer own brand household and personal care goods.

Description

• Manage price requests coming in to purchasing from internal customers, sending out enquiries to suppliers and providing feedback internally - all within pre-agreed timelines.

• Where directed, launch and co-ordinate tendering activities, providing analysis of offers received.

• Ensure system is fully updated with all relevant pricing information & master data for designated supplier, in order to allow purchase orders to be placed and audit trail to be evident.

• Initiate, where required, creation of New Suppliers within system.

• Investigate invoice anomalies collating all facts, and present to Buyer / Purchasing Manager for resolution before impacts on SSL occur.

• Support Buyers & Purchasing Managers with reports and analysis on frequent basis.

• Upon the request of the Buyer / Purchasing Manager, launch cost saving proposals (COP's) internally and follow up on their progress.

• Assist Buyers / Purchasing Managers with Forecast / Budget exercises.

• Booking travel for the department when required

• General administrative tasks such as answering phones / booking meetings / filing

• Assist in training of new Purchasing Assistants

Profile

It is necessary that you:

Job Offer

• You will enter a role with lots of variety in which you will get to know our products and customer,
• You will have lots of different contacts with colleagues in different sites and departments as well as with different customers,
• You will join a great team
• 6 months contracts minimum