Purchasing Assistant

Liquidline is the fastest-growing commercial coffee solutions provider in the UK and Ireland—not that we’re bragging! Our customers are companies that take pride in offering quality refreshments to their employees and clients. Our success is built on outstanding customer service, hard work, and a strong team culture. We believe in delivering WOW experiences to both our customers and our valued employees. We are proud to be Great Place to Work certified, a testament to our dedication to fostering a culture of support, growth and development, as well as promoting well-being, and winning together. With our core company values—passion, thoughtfulness, responsiveness, innovation, and smart working—at the very heart of our business, we are committed to cultivating an environment that inspires excellence.

Working as part of the Purchasing team, the Purchasing Assistant will be responsible for managing demand of equipment and consumables through building strong working relationships with our suppliers, to enable Liquidline to deliver exceptional customer service for their customers. The Purchasing Assistant will be confident in having negotiation conversations and will be able to think on their feet in problematic situations where stock issues may arise.

The Role – Purchasing Assistant

• To support in managing the full procurement category on Liquidline’s consumable stock.
• To support with analysing stock demand, which will support with forecasting orders with suppliers.
• To work with suppliers and build strong working relationships to allow for improvement on cost savings targets.
• To lead on the introduction of new products in the specific category.
• To manage and update our recurrent ordering points on the system as demands change for a product.
• To support with the back-order fulfilment as required.
  
  

What You Will Need in the Role of Purchasing Assistant

• Sound working knowledge of MS Office, specifically Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Experience of working towards deadlines and managing conflicting priorities.
• If you have experience of understanding the Purchasing Lifecycle, this would be an advantage to your application.
• Confident and approachable in cross department collaboration – you will need to communicate with other departments across the business to understand the impact of stock levels.
• Clear and written verbal communication via email and phone.
  
  

What You Will Learn & What Liquidline Can Offer You

We are committed to the development of our staff, which is why we will work with you to create a development plan to ensure that we can help guide you through a clear development pathway, with a few coffees along the way!

We offer a generous benefits package, that includes but is not limited to:

• 24 Days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Discretionary Company Bonus Scheme
• Buy and Sell Holiday Scheme
• Annual Leave Long Service Award Scheme
• Access to YuLife App (Rewards and Discounts)
• Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme
• Access to Liquidline Employee Assistance Programme (including Mental Health Support Service and GP Services)
• Enhanced Parental Leave Scheme
• Access to Financial Support App - MoneyHub
• Access to Menopause Support App - Stella
• Professional Development Programs (Individual Development Plans & LinkedIn Learning Access)
• Team Days Out and Biannual Company Conferences
  
  

Liquidline is a rapidly expanding, family-owned company, having expanded from 92 to 242 team members since 2020. With big plans for the next five years, there is lots of opportunity for career growth within our fast-paced and forward-facing business. There’s never been a better time to join Liquidline!

We are an Equal Opportunities employer. We have respect for individuals of all backgrounds, capabilities and opinions. Everyone of our employees and applicants for employment is guaranteed the same fair treatment. We embrace the perspective and experience of all individuals and are always ‘Winning Together’!