Procurement Assistant (Permanent)

Job Title: Procurement Assistant

Location: Dalston, London

Salary: £25,000 per annum

Job Type: Full time, Permanent

Assistive Solutions specialises in supporting individuals eligible for Disabled Students' Allowances within higher education.

We are a Social Enterprise that works with disabled people, providing specialist computer equipment, 1-1 teaching and have an in-house software development team.

Assistive Solutions are a Disability Confident Employer.

About the role:

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic individual to join our small team as a Procurement Assistant.

Key Responsibilities

• Ordering DSA Software which has bespoke details and end user requirements
• Raising and Expediting purchase orders to meet the demands of the business
• Communicating with suppliers over the phone and email regarding delivery dates, orders and returns
• Resolving invoice queries and obtaining invoices
• Cover for other procurement staff during holidays
• ERP administrative tasks - including setting up of new products, setting commodity codes and populating data on products

About you:

Required Skills

• Good understanding of purchasing and supply chain
• IT and Computer Literate - Excel and Outlook Knowledge
• Ability to maintain and build good working relationships, internally and externally
• Organised and ability to prioritise workload
• Able to use initiative and use reasoning for fast decision making
• Technical knowledge of computers, regarding specifications and further industry knowledge

Benefits:

• 20 days leave plus bank holidays
• Office closure between Christmas and new year (not included in leave allocation)
• Equipment purchase at cost price

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Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; IT Procurement Advisor, Purchaser, Procurement Manager, Purchasing, Supply Chain Coordinator, Procurement Administrator, Procurement Executive, Procurement Operations, IT Procurement Executive, Procurement Admin, Buyer, Purchaser may also be considered for this role.