Purchasing Assistant
262000115

£13.50 Per Hour

Full Time

Temporary

Sandbach, Cheshire

Procurement And Buying

Posted 10 hours ago

Expires In 29 Days

Job Description

Purchasing Assistant

Pertemps Crewe are currently looking for a Purchasing Assistant for their new client based in Sandbach.

For this Purchasing Assistant role, you will be responsible for:

  • Obtain quotes and lead times from suppliers for materials and services

  • Raise and issue purchase orders, ensure order acknowledgements are received

  • Check all PO’s issued and PO acknowledgements for price and delivery date accuracy

  • Monitor delivery timescales and update the MRP system and the team with any changes to requested delivery date

  • Expediate purchase orders where necessary

  • Request PODs for orders received and GRN where necessary

  • Check invoices received against purchase orders and highlight any discrepancies

  • Update prices in the MRP system as required 

  • Add/update vendor details to the MRP system as required

  • General administration support to the team

 

For this Purchasing Assistant role, you will need:

  • Previous experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain roles 

  • Strong administrative skills – handling orders, invoices, and data entry

  • Good communication – liaising with suppliers, internal teams, and customers

  • Attention to detail – checking order accuracy, pricing, and delivery schedules

  • Numeracy skills – working with prices, budgets, and quantities

  • Organisation & time management – handling multiple tasks and deadlines

  • Experience using purchasing or MRP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, Sage, Microsoft Dynamics)

  • Microsoft Excel – confident with spreadsheets, formulas, and data management

  • General computer literacy (emails, document processing, internal systems)

     

Details of this Purchasing Assistant role:

Days/Hours of work: Monday to Friday 07:30 – 17:00 (1 hour lunch, 30 mins paid)

Salary: £13.50PH

Duration: 2 Months Initially

Location: Sandbach, Cheshire

 

If you are interested in this Purchasing Assistant role, please click apply.

Daniella Horne

daniella.horne@pertemps.co.uk

01270 906220

Division 262

Pertemps Crewe

Office 3, The Dairy

Crewe Hall Farm

Old Park Road

Crewe

CW1 5UE

01270 906220

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