Purchasing Assistant

Tilford, ENG, GB, United Kingdom

Job Description

At Love Your Home, we're dedicated to designing and crafting comfy sofas, armchairs, beds and mattresses that are handmade to the highest quality, with enormous importance placed on material provenance, longevity and sustainability.

Our founder-led boutique business, Love Your Home, was set up in 2008 by industry expert Leigh Harmer. Based nowadays in our 17th Century Barn in the picturesque Surrey countryside, we make everything to order, to our customers exact specifications.

We're looking for talented people to help us on our journey to the next level as we grow & expand. This includes an exciting opportunity to join our Purchasing team, where you will be responsible for the placement of purchase orders and liaising with our makers to ensure that our customers receive their products on time and to their exact specification. You will be the main point of contact for purchase order processing and workshop communication to achieve the best service for our customers.

You'll need to be confident and have professional vendor handling skills, with a great work ethic, and a natural flair for methodical work. A keen attention to detail and passion for organisation are a must, and an eye for interiors is a welcome bonus!

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Converting Sales Orders from the Sales team to Purchase Orders for our workshop & processing these POs in our system. Tracking and managing each order as it goes through the workshop and shipping processes and answering any queries that arise along the way. Ensure all Production records are accurately maintained and easily accessible. Being in communication with our internal logistics team & to make sure our orders arrive in our warehouse ahead of our scheduled customer deliveries. Being a stickler for detail on bespoke orders to ensure we pass the customers exact specification from our Sales team to our workshop, working closely with our Sales team to ensure we've definitively captured the brief. Ordering, via our fabric house partners, and despatching bespoke material to our workshop on a weekly basis. Assessing quality from our workshop as required
The role sits at the centre of a friendly team, acting as a critical cog in the customer journey, liaising internally with our sales and logistics teams along with our workshop to ensure a seamless customer experience from order to delivery.

SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

? IT literate, with the ability to pick up new CRM systems, software and spreadsheets at pace quickly and confidently.

? Proven experience working in a cross-departmental liaison role, influencing others for the best outcome for the customer.

? Top-notch communication skills - both verbal and written - with a high attention to detail.

? Highly motivated - not settling for anything but the best.

? An enthusiastic problem solver.

? Excels in time management and thrives in a process driven environment.

? A quick learner with bundles of common sense.

? The ability to work independently.

? A great team player with the ability to promote and help build a positive work environment.

? A good vibes persona, who brings energy to work every day.

? Driving license & own vehicle is preferable due to office locations

Please apply here or send your CV to careeers@love-your-home.co.uk. Due to the volume of applicants, if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks then your application has been unsuccessful.

Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 5 months

Pay: 13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 37 per week

Benefits:

Employee discount Free parking
Schedule:

Monday to Friday
Work Location: In person

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD3452221
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Tilford, ENG, GB, United Kingdom
  • Education
    Not mentioned