Procurement Assistant

Junior Procurement Assistant

Location: Outskirts of Braintree

Job Type: Full Time

Adecco is recruiting for an Engineering Procurement Assistant to join a successful and established manufacturing business within the engineering sector.

Working as part of a small procurement team, you will play a key role in supporting purchasing activities, maintaining supplier relationships, and ensuring materials and consumables are available to meet operational requirements. This opportunity would suit a highly organised individual with strong administrative and communication skills, ideally with previous experience in a manufacturing or engineering environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Purchasing consumables, tooling and other engineering-related items.
• Maintaining accurate supplier, pricing and lead-time information.
• Expediting orders and liaising with suppliers to meet delivery requirements.
• Managing goods-in administration, including booking-in and delivery documentation.
• Providing administrative support to the procurement department.
• Communicating effectively with suppliers and internal stakeholders to provide timely updates.

Candidate Requirements

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong organisational and ad...