💼 Full-Time Position

Purchasing Assistant

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Smiths Interconnect
📍 Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Location
Dundee, United Kingdom
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Posted
June 02, 2026
Type
Full-Time
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Full-Time Opportunity: This is a permanent, full-time position with a competitive package and real career growth potential.

Job Description

Your Job

As a Purchasing Assistant / Junior Buyer, you will support day‑to‑day procurement activities to ensure the timely availability of materials for electronic manufacturing operations. This role partners closely with procurement, planning, and production teams to manage purchase orders, support MRP execution, maintain supplier relationships, and contribute to cost and inventory optimization initiatives.

Our Team

You will work within the site Purchasing and Supply Chain team, collaborating with Production, Material & Production Control, Engineering, Vendor Quality, and Finance. The team focuses on maintaining material availability, supplier performance, and accurate purchasing data to support manufacturing and business objectives.

What You Will Do

  • Create, issue, and manage purchase orders in the ERP system in line with approved requisitions and MRP signals
  • Monitor supplier confirmations, shipment dates, and delivery s...