Purchasing Liaison Assistant
- Location:
-
Taunton (TA4) jobs
- Salary:
- £13,400 pa
- Company:
- Recruitment South West
- Job type:
- Permanent jobs
- Date posted:
- 02/11/2009 16:59
- Job id:
- 45826502
- Contact:
- Charlotte Donohoe
- Ref:
- Totaljobs/TAU 7646
Our clients are a niche SME based on the outskirts of Taunton, Somerset who have a new opportunity in their team for a Purchasing Liaison Assistant. Reporting to the Procurement Officer you should have experience of working in an office environment and experience within a purchasing role however this isn't essential.
Main purpose of job
- To provide administrative support for the Purchasing function and liaise with the Sales department to ensure the provision of comprehensive forecasting data.
Internal Contacts
- Quality
- Warehouse
- Sales
- Senior ManagementExternal Contacts
- Suppliers
- Customers
- External agencies
Main Duties
- To manage the samples database and the booking in and out of samples, arranging despatch of samples.
- In conjunction with the Sales and Marketing Manager, to collate sales forecasting data and present in a format that the Purchasing department can use effectively
- To raise Purchase Orders and send them to supplier
- To request from supplier confirmation of delivery date
- To communicate to Warehouse expected delivery date and forward any relevant documentation
- To update the price list, AXIS and delivery book with updated cost price
- To update stock notes with delivery dates and amend where necessary
- To complete monthly reconciliation between delivery books, financial accounts and spreadsheet
- To provide administrative support to all departments as and when required