Purchasing Assistant - Chichester, PO19 7BJThe role is part of the core supply chain planning team at Wixroyd Group Ltd, where you will be responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and acquiring goods and raw materials for in house manufacturing. Key responsibilities include focusing on supplier timely delivery, supplier negotiation and communication, quality of products as per our standard along with supplier performance monitoring and ensuring operational efficiency within the team. The role will work closely with our customer service team and the business development team to ensure we are fulfilling customer needs and requests in a timely manner from our suppliers. Responsibilities: Liaising with suppliers Raising quotations with suppliers Raising and processing supplier purchase orders Oper order book management Proactively expedite orders with suppliers to ensure excellent customer on time delivery and minimise overdue orders Actively challenge supplier lead times and minimum order quantities Track purchase orders by working with suppliers, couriers and goods in team Logistics - understanding of Inco terms and arranging shipment collections via air, road and sea freight Liaises with suppliers to ensure any quality issues are resolved in a timely manner Updating and communicating delivery changes or delays to customer orders to the customer service team Co-ordinating returns to suppliers  Monitor supplier OTD performance, communication, product quality and pricing at the end of each period Ensure the ERP parameters (supplier pricing, supplier records, supplier product codes, lead times, MOQ's) are maintained and updated where necessary by working with the marketing team to ensure they are uploaded onto our ERP system Other duties in connection with supply chain control and improvement as required Skills and Experience: A positive mindset - seeing inefficiencies and challenges as possibilities for improvements Excellent communication and collaboration skills to effectively work with other teams and external suppliers Conscientious with good attention to detail Deliver results in a timely manner along with good problem-solving attitude Independent, flexible and inventive Well organised and able to manage multiple tasks effectively Follows policies and procedures Complies with safe and fair working practices CIPD (desirable)Logistics experience (Desirable) What we offer: Competitive salaryDiscretionary bonusUp to 5% matched pension contribution4x annual salary life assurance25 days annual leave plus bank holidaysExtra paid day off for your birthdayAdditional holiday purchase schemePaid day off for volunteeringReward GatewayEyecare vouchersUK Sharesave Scheme Our company operates on a two-shift basis (on-site) which rotates weekly, to ensure the best service for our customers.Shift times are:Week 1: Monday to Friday 08:00 to 16:30 and Week 2: Monday to Thursday 09:00 to 17:30. Every Friday 08:00 to 16:30Daily breaks are 2 x 15 minutes and 1 x 50 minutes. As part of the Essentra Group, Wixroyd is one of the UK's biggest online engineering component suppliers and has gained a reputation for high quality, innovative products. Continued year-on-year sales growth offers exciting opportunities for staff to work in a face paced, dynamic work environment where an employee's hard work and commitment are recognised. We believe in "Delivering a Range of Endless Possibilities" for our customer, our colleagues and the company. As a company we acknowledge the part we play in satisfying the needs of our team members and will do our part to support you. Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be requested at interview.