Purchasing Assistant

Covetrus Inc

Dumfries, United Kingdom
Full-time, monday–friday, 9am–5pm
Maintain optimal stock levels
Expedite outstanding purchase orders
Manage outstanding purchase orders
Covetrus Inc is seeking a Purchasing Assistant for their Dumfries team. The role emphasizes organizational skills, effective communication, and collaboration with suppliers to ensure optimal stock levels and customer service

Job Summary

  • As a Purchasing Assistant, you’ll support the day‑to‑day operations of the Purchasing department, helping us maintain optimal stock levels and continue delivering excellent customer service.
  • Join our friendly and fast-paced Purchasing team in Dumfries, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring we always have the right products available for our customers.
  • Covetrus offers a range of benefits including retail discounts, cashback opportunities, life insurance, a company pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance program, birthday day off, and eye care vouchers.

Matching Summary

Match Score: 85

Covetrus Inc is seeking a Purchasing Assistant for their Dumfries team. The role emphasizes organizational skills, effective communication, and collaboration with suppliers to ensure optimal stock levels and customer service.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • maintain optimal stock levels
  • expedite outstanding purchase orders
  • manage outstanding purchase orders
  • resolve delivery discrepancies
  • review supplier delivery statistics
  • resolve faulty product issues

Nice-to-have

  • confident communication style
  • strong planning and organisational skills
  • positive enthusiastic team spirit
  • build lasting relationships

Key Requirements

  • Confidence using Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word
  • strong negotiation and time-management abilities

Work Rights

Not specified

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