Purchasing & Inventory Administrator - Hoyland
Friday 15 July 2022
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About Niftylift
Founded in 1985 by Roger Bowden, Niftylift has grown to be one of the world's leading manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms, with over 500 employees in the UK and USA.
Our Culture
Our culture is one of openness, participation, accountability, flexibility and teamwork. We believe people to be our prime asset and highly value and rely on employee involvement to achieve our goals. We operate as a single-status organisation and all employees are treated fairly and equally, whatever their role within the organisation.
Staff Benefits
Our staff welfare program includes benefits such as staff healthcare, staff discounts, subsidised food, death in service, a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, a dedicated on-site staff induction and training centre as well as regular staff events. e.g. company luncheons, family open days and Christmas parties.
Overview of Role
Responsibility for the expediting of Purchase Orders, maintaining the company database with the latest promise dates, processing of purchase orders for indirect purchases (welding consumables, PPE, Paint etc), invoice queries, delivery receipting and generating Goods Receivers for Logistics, price changes and tracking of indirect material and services prices.
Confirming orders for Production Engineering Projects, Health & Safety Equipment and Maintenance, reporting any costs variance from original Purchase Orders
Providing administrative support to Health & Safety Officer and Maintenance Manager with permit to works, RAM’s, service records and general administrative duties
How To Apply
If you'd like to apply for this role you can contact us via any one of the following methods:
- Apply online - fill out the form below
- Send us an email with your CV and a covering letter to hr@niftylift.com
- Give us a call on +44 1908 223456 and ask to speak to the HR department.
- Request a call-back from Niftylift (candidates only):
Qualifications & Experience
- GCSE Grades including Maths & English level C or higher or equivalent.
- Business Administration qualification desirable but not essential (training will be provided)
- Familiarity with ERP/MRP systems is desirable but not essential (training will be provided)
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office applications
- Commercial experience obtained within a Purchasing Team
- Experienced problem solver, ability to identify root causes of problems and resolve them within the scope of the Team (including Suppliers)
Characteristics
- Flexible in attitude to work on multiple requirements, capability to multi-task
- Experience with dealing with people outside the organisation eg. suppliers.
- Ability to work using own initiative, requiring little supervision
- Able to work to strict deadlines to complete allocated tasks and achieve allocated objectives
- Organised, methodical & motivated to achieve personal objectives and support the team overall
- Good verbal and written communication skills
Remuneration
The above role offers a competitive salary, healthcare scheme, contributory pension, life insurance, and holiday allowance scheme.