Purchasing Administrator in Poole

Job Location: Tower Park, Poole, Dorset

Job Type: Permanent

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday‑Thursday 7.30 am – 4.00 pm and Friday 7.30 am – 1.00 pm

Salary: £26,000 – £28,000 per annum, depending on level of experience

Benefits

• 1:00 pm finish on Friday
• Free onsite parking
• Brand new, spacious and modern offices
• A friendly, fun and dynamic environment
• Voucher incentive raffles and birthday vouchers
• Holiday bookable by the hour

A successful and ever‑growing manufacturing company who have an excellent reputation in the industry are currently recruiting for a Purchasing Administrator to join their friendly and hardworking procurement team based at their office in Poole.

Responsibilities

• Support a team of 2 buyers by completing administration tasks such as chasing suppliers for updates on outstanding orders.
• Updating company systems and spreadsheets with goods and parts received.
• Updating internal departments on the status of orders to help plan production.
• Ensuring orders are placed correctly and arrive on time; raise any delays or issues to the materials manager.
• Obtain acknowledgements for all company‑procured orders, verify details and resolve discrepancies.
• Coordinate with suppliers on any outstanding orders and chase delivery dates.
• Liaise with production, sales and other internal departments to keep them up to date on orders.
• Ensure all databases—including the MRP system—are kept up to date with correct contact details and communications.

Qualifications

We would like our ideal candidates to possess:

• Previous administration experience in a fast‑paced environment.
• Some experience within purchasing, buying, supply‑chain, procurement or an interest in the field.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Excellent communication skills via phone, email and face‑to‑face.
• The ability to work well within a team, be an excellent team player and also work independently using initiative.
• Strong organisational and multitasking skills.
• Good PC skills, knowledge of Microsoft programmes including Excel and Outlook.

If you would like to find out more about this brilliant opportunity, please send your CV or call our Recruitment Team on 01202 686000 and we will be happy to discuss this further with you.

Resource Recruitment is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all its employees and job applicants equally. It is the policy of the Company to take all reasonable steps to ensure that each applicant is assessed only in accordance on the basis of their qualifications, skills and abilities to perform the relevant duties without prejudice in regard to background, religion, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability or gender.