Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant

Part Time (20 Hours) Salaried (14000 - 14000) Portsmouth

Purchasing Assistant - Portsmouth

Do you have sound experience as an Admin Assistant, a Purchasing Assistant, a receptionist or in a similar role, and are looking for your next challenge?

Are you a highly organised and proactive individual with strong administrative skills and a passion for delivering excellent support and customer service?

If so, you should apply for our position of Purchasing Assistant for Nviro:

The Role:

• Job title: Purchasing Assistant.

• Location: Portsmouth, PO6 3TH.

• Contract: 12 months Fixed Term Contract.

• Hours: part-time, 20 hours per week, flexible.

• Salary package: £14,000 p.a.

As our Purchasing Assistant you’ll play an important part in making sure our teams have the products, equipment and resources they need to do their jobs. From processing orders and checking invoices to keeping systems up to date and helping resolve supplier queries, you’ll work with colleagues across Nviro, as well as external suppliers and customers.

What you'll be doing

• Processing orders for consumables, raising purchase orders and making sure the right approvals are in place.
• Checking supplier invoices against purchase orders, investigating discrepancies and supporting financial reconciliation.
• Working with suppliers and colleagues to resolve delivery queries and other purchasing issues.
• Maintaining accurate records and updating company systems and databases.
• Helping colleagues understand purchasing processes, cost centre allocations and authorisation limits.
• Supporting our Service and Administration teams with equipment testing, repairs and related queries.
• Managing central office resources to make sure colleagues have access to the equipment and tools they need.
• Building positive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and customers, providing helpful and professional support.
• Contributing to improvements in our systems and processes, while supporting the wider Purchasing team when needed.

Why should you work for Nviro?

Nviro is not just your average cleaning company:

• We are proud to be a professional services provider of clean, hygienic and safe environments.
• We are a valued partner for schools, colleges, universities, and local authorities.
• We put our people first and strongly believe that if we treat our colleagues the right way, they will proudly deliver a professional service to our customers.

As well as a competitive pay rate, we are offering a suite of benefits to all our colleagues which is continuously updated. Our benefits for you include:

• Flexible working.

• 26 days holiday (plus bank holidays).

• Employee discount portal.

• Income protection.

• Cash health plan.

• Employee assistance programme.

• Access to 24/7 GP service.

• Annual Get Together and awards.

• Nviro endeavours to offer flexibility in granting leave for Service spouses and partners before, during and after a partner's deployment, recognising that deployment dates and return timings can be uncertain and variable.

• Nviro supports employees who choose to be members of the Reserve Forces, including by accommodating training commitments and deployments where possible, and offering paid leave for Reservist training.

Early application is encouraged as we regularly review applications throughout the advertising period & reserve the right to close the advert early.

We are an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

Nviro is proud to support the Armed Forces community and welcomes applications from serving personnel, veterans, reservists and military family members. We recognise the valuable skills and experiences they bring and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.

If you don’t think you’ve got the right experience for this position as a Purchasing Assistant but would like to talk about other position e.g. as Admin assistant, Area Cleaning Manager, Site Supervisor, Cleaning Supervisor, Site Cleaning Manager, Site Manager, Mobile Cleaner or Mobile Supervisor, please feel free to contact us.

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