Purchasing and Supply Chain Assistant
Posted 7 days ago by CHEC
Negotiable
Undetermined
Undetermined
Preston, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Purchasing and Supply Chain Assistant role at CHEC involves managing purchasing and stock processes to ensure operational efficiency across the organization. The position requires collaboration with hospital managers and suppliers to maintain stock levels and improve procurement processes. The ideal candidate will have experience in purchasing or supply chain management and possess strong organizational and communication skills. This is a permanent, full-time position based in Preston, England.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage incoming emails and calls
- Maintain accurate information and update product records
- Support the wider Finance Team with queries and reporting
- Keep up to date with trends, regulations, and new technology
- Identify improvements in purchasing and supply chain processes
- Ensure timely completion of stock orders
- Investigate stock supply issues and provide alternatives
- Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, and internal teams
- Use system data to plan and maintain stock of consumable and medicinal items
- Forecast demand levels for services and products
Key Skills:
- Previous experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain
- Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
- Confident in working with suppliers to place orders and resolve queries
- Understanding of inventory control and stock processes
- Ability to build effective working relationships across departments
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Preston
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: undetermined
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Job Title : Purchasing and Supply Chain Assistant
Location : Fulwood, Preston
Contract Type : Permanent
Hours : Full Time, 37.5 hours
Salary: Competitive
We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of community health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help. If you are care focused and looking to join an organisation that is thriving on success, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity to join us as we continue to expand throughout the UK.
About The Role
In this role you will take ownership of supporting the smooth and efficient management of purchasing and stock across the organisation. You’ll work closely with hospital managers and suppliers, ensuring stock levels are effectively monitored and maintained to meet operational needs. You’ll play a key part in driving consistency and efficiency, making sure procurement and stock control processes are not only followed, but continuously improved across the organisation.
We Are Looking For Someone Who Can.
- Manage incoming emails and calls
- Maintain accurate information update product records
- Support the wider Finance Team with any queries or required reporting.
- Keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology that can impact on the business.
- Identify ways to improve the purchasing and supply chain process and potential cost savings.
- Ensure stock orders are completed in a timely and sufficient manner.
- Investigate any stock supply issues, ensure we have alternatives where possible.
- Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, internal teams to cover supply chain
- Use system data to effectively plan and maintain stock of all consumable and medicinal items in our hospitals and clinics.
- Forecast levels of demand for services and products.
What You’ll Bring To The Role
- Previous experience in a purchasing, procurement, or supply chain team
- Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational skills
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Confident working with suppliers to place orders, chase deliveries, and resolve basic queries.
- Understanding of inventory control, stock rotation, and goods-in processes.
- Ability to build effective working relationships across departments.
- Proven ability to work effectively as part of a team, contributing to shared goals and supporting colleagues as needed.
Why work for us?
- 23 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Buy and sell annual leave scheme
- Annual Company Bonus scheme
- MediCash
- Refer a friend scheme
- Company pension
- Company sick pay scheme
- Life assurance scheme
- Bluelight Card- 100’s of discount and cashback options
- Performance review with a training and development plan
- Employee discounts portal
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Tech scheme