A client of ours in the Halstead area are recruiting an Engineering Procurement Assistant to join their team. This is a full-time permanent position working Monday - Friday 8.30am - 5.00pm and paying £27,000 - £30,000 per annum depending on experience.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS ENGINEERING PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT POSITION:

• Strong negotiator with excellent telephone skills
• Experience within purchasing and procurement within the engineering or manufacturing industry.
• Someone with a history and understanding of fabrications and heavy manufacturing.
• Proficient within the Microsoft packages (Publisher, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability/understanding to read CAD drawings
• Highly organised

• Purchase of consumables and tooling.
• Maintain database on prices and lead times.
• Securing orders with suppliers.
• General department administration.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders providing updates.
• Manage and improve non-conformances.
• Consulting with Design team and QA team to assist in value engineering.