Purchasing Coordinator

Alexander Lloyd are working with a well-established business based in Crawley who are looking to add a Purchasing Coordinator to their team. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a supportive, friendly business where you’ll be given full training and the chance to make a real impact from day one.

The Role

As Purchasing Assistant, you’ll play a key part in ensuring smooth supply chain operations. You’ll be responsible for maintaining stock levels, raising purchase orders, liaising with suppliers, and supporting the wider sales office. It’s a varied role with plenty of scope to get involved across purchasing, customer support, and supplier management.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Placing purchase orders and managing deliveries to meet customer demand
• Comparing supplier quotations and identifying cost-saving opportunities
• Maintaining purchasing records, reports, and cost analysis
• Supporting with supplier sourcing and building strong supplier relationships
• Checking invoices and ensuring accurate processing
• Providing quotes and pricing to customers
• Assisting with queries by phone and email
• Offering general administrative support within the sales office

Key skills/experience:

• Strong attention to detail and excellent organisational skills
• Confident communicator – both written and verbal
• Comfortable managing time and workload in a busy office environment
• IT literate and a strong team player
• Previous experience in purchasing

Please quote 51879 when calling Phill Stagg at Alexander Lloyd or email them at pst@alexanderlloyd.co.uk. This is only one of many vacancies we are handling. Alexander Lloyd is a leading recruiter across a range of roles within the Finance, Accountancy, Procurement & Supply Chain space from entry to c-suite level.