Purchasing Assistant

FDS are looking for a Purchasing Assistant to assist in the daily operation of the Purchasing & Logistics department. A key area of the organisation, the Purchasing & Logistics team ensure the ongoing purchase, stock holding and delivery of key equipment to on-site staff and contractors.

Purchasing

Raising purchase orders for:

• Long lead items on projects such as fans, vents, fabrication, ducting etc
• 2nd fix kit requested by Project Managers and Sub-Contractors
• Sub-contractor orders for works carried out and materials used on each project
• Checking that all kit requested falls within the projects budget
• Making sure that enough time is given between raising an order and requesting kit on site. This ties in with getting up to date lead times from suppliers
• Liaising with Project Managers to gather quotes/prices for all 'non-standard' items required on a job
• Liaising with couriers to deliver items from ourselves to the relevant site
• Counting up kit from schematics and cross checking with shopping lists supplied by Project Managers
• Liaising with members of the estimating team to ascertain whether any long lead items on a project will be 'job specific' or require anything out of the ordinary. This can also result in working together to obtain quotes from suppliers
• Prioritising workload between urgent and less urgent jobs
  
  

Warehouse

• Keeping track of stock items and ordering kit to replenish stock level
• Day to day housekeeping ensuring everything is in its right place and maintaining a safe work environment
• Picking and packing up all 2nd fix that is required for the projects
• Tracking the deliveries in the office and updating the allocated stock lists
• Ensuring smooth running of all warehouse activity
• Checking quantities and quality of all stock that goes in and out
• From time to time there can be a bit of heavy lifting involved
  
  

Other Activities

• From time to time the purchasing supervisor or manager will require tasks to be carried out like:
• Researching new product, suppliers, ETC
• Stock taking reporting
• Training in systems and kit design
• Communication with other departments for transfer of information
  
  

Requirements

• Will ideally have some previous experience in a purchasing / warehouse role
• Will have excellent communication skills
• Works well under pressure
• Excellent attention to detail
• Will have good IT and general administration skills, including Microsoft Office
• The nature of the role will require some heavy lifting
  
  

Benefits

• Training & Development
• Private Healthcare Plan
• Company bonus scheme
  
  

Fire Design Solutions will not accept enquiries from any recruitment agencies for this position.

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