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Purchasing Assistant
Job Title :
Purchasing Assistant
Sectors :
Chemical & Process
Contract Type :
Contract
Job Type :
Buyer
Salary :
Up to £27573.00 per annum
REF :
BBBH18319_1774530038
Job Published :
26 March 2026
This is an exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Assistant who is passionate about providing an excellent purchasing service to join the Supply Chain Team at this manufacturing giant based in Runcorn to support a project for a 12 Month period
The purpose of the role is to purchase goods to meet the needs of a growing business.
Typical responsibilities within the role of Purchasing Assistant will be to: -
- Raise purchase orders in line with business requirements.
- Maintain accurate and up to date supplier records.
- Maintain supplier performance information.
- Set up new suppliers on the internal system, ensuring accurate information at all times.
- Support the purchasing team with ad-hoc administration.
- Communicate with supply chain teams to maintain accurate stock data.
The successful candidate will: -
- Have good purchasing administration experience.
- Ideally have worked in a fast-paced and/or manufacturing environment.
- Have excellent IT skills.
- Be a strong communicator.
On offer: -
- £27,573
- 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
- Monday-Friday 9am-5pm office-based role
- Potential for contract extension/permanent opportunity
To apply, please follow the 'apply now' link to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.
At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.
We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.
Our commitment:
Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.
Please note that calls to and from the offices of Morgan Ryder Associates Ltd. may be monitored or recorded. This is to ensure compliance with regulatory procedures, record business transactions and for training purposes.
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