Buyer/Business Administrator Role
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £31,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 July 2025 |
| Location: | Runcorn, North West, WA7 4HB |
| Company: | Millbank Holdings Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 57067567 |
Summary
Are you ready to step into a dynamic, dual-role position that will sharpen both your administrative and purchasing skills while supporting critical operations in a fast-paced environment?
Would you like an opportunity that offers the best of both worlds—strategic procurement engagement and essential business support—giving you the chance to influence supplier relationships and internal process improvement?
Do you want to join a company where your eye for detail, organisation, and communication skills will be valued across multiple business functions—empowering you to make a tangible impact from day one?
If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
The opportunity
A fantatsic opportunity has opened up for an experienced Buyer/Business Administrator to become responsible for taking on Business Admin responsibilities, the role of a purchasing assistant would be split across the week (typically 3 days/week Business Admin, 2 days/week Purchasing).
Remuneration and benefits
- 25 days basic holiday
- Holiday bonus option (choice of additional days or cash payment per annum)
- Discretionary business bonus
- Defined Contribution (DC) Pension with generous company contribution
- Life Assurance
- Free on-site gym
- EV charging facility
Your duties and responsibilities will be
Purchasing
- Effectively manage a portfolio of suppliers to deliver items and services on time in full to cost and meeting IES quality requirements. Manage any issues that arise during the course of supply
- To support the Purchasing Manager in identification and delivery of purchasing cost reduction and supply chain improvement targets and to ensure suppliers are used in line with the agreed IES purchasing strategy
- Management of specific Suppliers and Purchasing Sectors
Business Admin
- Provide Business Administration for IES
- Produce weekly and monthly reports for the business, including producing monthly SHE stats for inclusion in Runcorn Site report
- Administer IES databases for SHE, Quality and Environmental auditing including arranging of yearly audit schedules
- Provide support for IES in administering the IES Customer Complaints database and associated KPI files
You will have the following qualifications & experience
- Strong problem-solving skills and concern for standards; effective communicator and good team player; well organised; self-motivated
- Good communication skills, via email, phone and in person
- Results Orientated, focussing attention on key objectives and priorities
- Experience of building and maintaining relationships across the business
- Experience with admin responsibilities
It’s great if you also have the following
- Knowledge of purchasing is desirable
Get in touch now
If you're seeking a new opportunity and think you have the skills and experience our client desires then apply now or contact Emma Chambers via LinkedIn.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’.
Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.
Would you like an opportunity that offers the best of both worlds—strategic procurement engagement and essential business support—giving you the chance to influence supplier relationships and internal process improvement?
Do you want to join a company where your eye for detail, organisation, and communication skills will be valued across multiple business functions—empowering you to make a tangible impact from day one?
If so, this could be the opportunity for you!
The opportunity
A fantatsic opportunity has opened up for an experienced Buyer/Business Administrator to become responsible for taking on Business Admin responsibilities, the role of a purchasing assistant would be split across the week (typically 3 days/week Business Admin, 2 days/week Purchasing).
Remuneration and benefits
- 25 days basic holiday
- Holiday bonus option (choice of additional days or cash payment per annum)
- Discretionary business bonus
- Defined Contribution (DC) Pension with generous company contribution
- Life Assurance
- Free on-site gym
- EV charging facility
Your duties and responsibilities will be
Purchasing
- Effectively manage a portfolio of suppliers to deliver items and services on time in full to cost and meeting IES quality requirements. Manage any issues that arise during the course of supply
- To support the Purchasing Manager in identification and delivery of purchasing cost reduction and supply chain improvement targets and to ensure suppliers are used in line with the agreed IES purchasing strategy
- Management of specific Suppliers and Purchasing Sectors
Business Admin
- Provide Business Administration for IES
- Produce weekly and monthly reports for the business, including producing monthly SHE stats for inclusion in Runcorn Site report
- Administer IES databases for SHE, Quality and Environmental auditing including arranging of yearly audit schedules
- Provide support for IES in administering the IES Customer Complaints database and associated KPI files
You will have the following qualifications & experience
- Strong problem-solving skills and concern for standards; effective communicator and good team player; well organised; self-motivated
- Good communication skills, via email, phone and in person
- Results Orientated, focussing attention on key objectives and priorities
- Experience of building and maintaining relationships across the business
- Experience with admin responsibilities
It’s great if you also have the following
- Knowledge of purchasing is desirable
Get in touch now
If you're seeking a new opportunity and think you have the skills and experience our client desires then apply now or contact Emma Chambers via LinkedIn.
Millbank Holdings Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and respects diversity.
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons who are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Millbank is proud to be a member of the ‘Disability Confident Scheme’.
Millbank operates as an Employment Agency and Business.
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
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