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To keep up with our growth, we need a sharp, organised, and proactive Purchasing Assistant to join our busy stock and buying team.\nIf you thrive on getting stuck into the detail, keeping suppliers on point, and keeping a high-volume stock operation running without a hitch, this is the role for you. No endless, repetitive days here-you’ll be right at the heart of our commercial operations.\nWhat you’ll be doing day-to-day\nYou’ll play a key role in keeping our stock moving smoothly from suppliers right through to our customers.\nSupplier Coordination: Build Purchase Orders, track incoming stock deliveries, and act as the main point of contact for key supplier updates.\n\nInventory Control: Monitor lead times, update ETAs across our internal systems, and proactively chase up delays before they impact operations.\n\nOrder Support: Work closely with Customer Service, Trade, and Resolutions teams to answer stock queries and clear order blockers fast.\n\nProblem Solving: Resolve delivery discrepancies, handle invoice and credit queries with the accounts team, and keep stock data accurate.\n\nReporting: Maintain day-to-day purchasing reports to give the wider team clear visibility on stock availability.\n\nWhat we’re looking for\nWe don't expect you to know our internal systems from day one-we’ll train you up on those. 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