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Purchasing and Planning Assistant

Salisbury, England , United Kingdom

Administration & Clerical jobs >> Admin Assitant

Negotiable

Permanent

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Purchasing & Planning Assistant role available for a leading manufacturing company based in Salisbury to work part time hours.

This Purchasing & Planning Assistant position is a Temporary to permanent opportunity paying £13.84 per hour. There is flexibility around working hours although the preference is 5 days a week on site in Salisbury.

As a Purchasing & Planning Assistant you will be working in a small team reporting to the Purchasing and Planning Manager with the following responsibilities

Raise and process purchase orders in line with production and inventory requirements.
Liase with suppliers to confirm pricing, lead times, and delivery schedules.
Monitor and update order statuses, ensuring timely delivery of goods and materials to achieve customer requirements/demands.
Monitor and report overdue purchase orders.
Support the Planning Team where required (Schedule Inputting, Work order raising, work order issuing, transport booking, invoicing)
Track inventory levels and flag shortages or overstock situations to relevant teams.
Communicate effectively with internal departments (Stores, Production, Planning) to coordinate material flow.
Assist in resolving supplier issues such as delays, discrepancies or quality concerns (With support of Stores / Quality teams)
Maintain accurate records of purchases, supplier communications and stock data.
Use Microsoft Excel and internal systems to analyse data and support Purchasing / Planning decisions.
Support continuous improvement activities within the Purchasing & Planning team.
We are looking to hear from candidates with the following skills and experience

Strong Microsoft Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Previous Purchasing / Planning experience (Preferably in Manufacturing environment) – not essential
Good communications skills both internally and externally
Capable of working alone when required but also able to perform well within a small team.
Strong organisational skills
Please apply today to hear more about this opportunity working as a Purchasing & Planning Assistant.

Meridian Business Support is a recruitment specialist acting on behalf of our client as an Employment Agency for this vacancy

No. of positions available*: 1
Salary: Negotiable
Experience: None
Education: None
Post Date: October 14, 2025
Job id:. CV-172436
Position Type: Permanent
Applicants: 0
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