Purchasing Administrator

An excellent opportunity for a Purchasing Administrator who wants to join our�market leading�family-owned business based in the heart of Shropshire, founded on an ethos of providing solutions for safer roads.

Simmonsigns, established in 1985, offers our customers a diverse range of high-quality products including illuminated and non-illuminated�road traffic bollards, signs and�sign lights,�school warning lights, Belisha beacons and�pedestrian crossing lights, posts and�subway lighting, all of which combine our latest low energy LED technologies to support the environment and offer a low cost of ownership for road safety solutions. We are ISO9001 & ISO 14001 certified.

Benefits for a Purchasing Administrator:

• Competitive salary


• 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays


• Opportunities for professional development and career growth


• Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Purchasing Administrator Position Overview:

• To ensure the supply of product into the company, in line with manufacturing plans that fulfil the requirements of the customer, on time and in full.


• To manage stock levels in line with company budgets, minimising obsolescence and managing the purchasing process to minimise the batch size on slow moving items.


• To support the NPI of new product


• To support the Engineering Change Process in the supply chain, from supplier to line, minimising stock holding and ensuring disposition of any affected raw materials


• Management of sub-contractors, job raising, order placement etc


• Management of non-direct material/service contractor process, ensuring scheduled maintenance and contract renewals are completed on time.


• To ensure conformance to all company Quality and Environmental Policies, and compliance with CE and other statutory legal requirements

Key Responsibilities of a Purchasing Administrator:

• Building professional relationships with suppliers


• Ensuring orders are placed in a timely manner.


• Negotiating prices, batch sizes, stock holding agreements etc.


• Stock Level Management


• Establishing purchasing parameters


• Managing supplier returns (rejections, over deliveries etc)


• Consumable stock level management


• NPI and Engineering Change management


• Manage the introduction of new products into stores.


• Supporting and mentoring team members

Skills and Qualifications required of a Purchasing Administrator:

• Ability to plan and organise activities.


• Work as a team member, relating to internal and external customers, persuading people to take a course of action, communicating, taking care of people, handling people problems, and assessing, training and developing teams.


• Analyse and interpret data.


• Handle numerical and financial data.


• Understand and enforce company policies, procedures, technical processes and systems.


• Understand the business and the economic, social and political environment in which the organisation functions.


• CIPS qualified or relevant experience

Join our team and contribute to our ambitious growth plans while advancing your career in a dynamic and innovative industry. Apply now!