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*POSITION FILLED* PURCHASING & OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR (CHESSINGTON)

Hours: Monday to Thursday 08:00am to 17:00pm and Friday 08:00am to 15:30pm

A vacancy has arisen within Sega Amusements International Ltd. for a Purchasing & Office Administrator based 100% on site at our offices in Chessington. This is not a hybrid role.

The successful applicant will help support all areas of the purchasing function, predominantly with the purchasing of spare parts for arcade machines.

The role would be suited to someone who is self-motivated, methodical, and flexible in their approach to work whilst demonstrating attention to detail, an ability to multitask and excellent communication skills (written & verbal). You should be someone who enjoys working as a team in a process driven environment.

Key Tasks

• Taking ownership of the intake and booking of incoming goods
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and vendors to address supply problems, ensure products are delivered on time, any shortages or delays are communicated to all relevant parties.
• Check all supplier acknowledgements quickly to highlight and correct any discrepancies which may include photographing parts for receipt queries.
• Investigate delivery discrepancies with our warehouse/suppliers in a timely manner
• Monitor direct competition & pricing to find alternative, cheaper suppliers
• Maintain up to date records of supplier contracts
• Research new products and suppliers
• Proactively monitor and progress potential stock out lines for key items. Updating our stock management system with PO details and confirmed stock-in dates.
• Monitor stock levels against top selling products
• Working closely with the Purchasing Manager to ensure timely action can be taken to infill the supply chain and maintain service to Production, Manufacturing, and our Sega customers
• Ensure SAGE is kept up to date with accurate and timely information.
• Support purchasing with adhoc analysis and reporting as required and distribute and present costs analyses to the team.
• Set up parts numbers on CRM.

Essential Skills Required

• Ability to multitask
• Fast learner
• Flexible approach
• High attention to detail
• Good communication skills written and verbal
• Strong organisational skills
• Team player
• Be able to use Excel and Microsoft Word to a reasonable level

Desired Experience

• Experience within a purchasing role would be good but not essential
• Experience of SAGE

Education

• Have a grade C/4 or above in Maths and English GCSE (or equivalent)