Purchasing Administrator

* To raise purchase orders and communicate demand to suppliers, ensuring the goods are delivered within the agreed lead times
* Dealing with invoice queries and discussing with suppliers and internal stakeholders to avoid reoccurring issues
* Develop and maintain a professional relationship with colleagues across all departments to improve the flow of communication and understanding within the business. This involves liaison with all relevant personnel in planning, production, customer services, sales and warehousing.
* Involvement in stock takes as required
* Ensure all pricing and quotations collated are concise and relevant
* Reporting - Generating, maintaining and issuing a range of reports on stock, stock holdings and stock agreements and full analysis for specific customer accounts
* Attend supplier meetings where appropriate and assist with quality team for auditing supply base
* To raise quality documentation as appropriate to release to the supply base
* To drive performance improvement in purchasing function.
* To be proactive in the pursuit and participation of continuous improvement projects and operational excellence.
* To complete all necessary administrative tasks (electronic & paper)