Job Title: Procurement Assistant
Location: Thanet
Salary: Negotiable (dependent on experience)
Job Type: Full time/Permanent

We are seeking a proactive and organised Procurement Assistant to join our clients purchasing team. The successful candidate will support procurement activities across the organisation, ensuring timely purchase order processing, accurate record keeping and strong supplier relationships. This is an ideal role for someone with attention to detail, good numeracy and practical experience in purchasing or procurement administration.

Key responsibilities
*Raise and process purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and compliance with purchasing policies
*Maintain supplier records and assist with supplier onboarding and performance tracking
*Reconcile and match invoices to purchase orders and escalate discrepancies
*Support procurement cycle processes including quotations, order confirmations and delivery tracking
*Maintain procurement databases and update inventory/purchasing systems (ERP/MRP)
*Assist with tender and sourcing activities as required
*Provide administrative support to the procurement team, including filing, reporting and ad hoc purchasing tasks
*Communicate with internal stakeholders and suppliers to resolve issues and progress orders

Required skills and experience
*Previous experience in procurement or purchasing administration
*Strong attention to detail and high level of accuracy in data entry
*Good numeracy and basic invoice/financial reconciliation skills
*Proficient with Microsoft Excel (formulas, data sorting/filtering) and comfortable learning ERP/purchasing systems
*Effective verbal and written communication skills; able to liaise with suppliers and internal teams professionally
*Ability to prioritise workload, meet deadlines and work under pressure
*Problem-solving attitude and willingness to learn and improve processes