Purchasing Assistant

Purchasing Assistant, ePropelled

Coventry UK | Full-time | On-site with
hybrid flexibility

£26,500–£29,000 per year, depending on
experience

About us

ePropelled designs and manufactures
electric propulsion systems for UAVs and other next-generation platforms with
teams in Coventry (UK), New Hampshire (US) and Chennai (India).

Growing demand and investment, including
$60 million in US Government funding, are driving the expansion of our supply
chain team. Our mission is to become the preferred propulsion solutions provider
to UAV manufacturers globally.

About the role

As a Purchasing Assistant in our
Coventry-based Procurement team, you will help keep purchasing and supply chain
activities organised and responsive to production needs. You will work with
Buyers, Supply Chain Managers, Manufacturing and Engineering across our global
business, taking ownership of day-to-day administration and helping improve
processes as we grow.

We welcome applications from candidates
with relevant experience, as well as graduates and those with transferable
skills who are keen to learn procurement. You’ll be excited by the opportunity
to contribute to a fast-paced manufacturing scale-up.

Key responsibilities

Purchasing and supplier coordination

•   Assist with raising and
managing purchase orders, obtaining supplier acknowledgements and following up
outstanding orders.

•   Maintain the ad hoc purchase
request list in SharePoint and help identify the best-value purchasing options,
considering cost, availability and delivery requirements.

•   Support new supplier onboarding
by collecting the information and approvals required by our processes.

Materials and production support

•   Track incoming materials
against production requirements, flagging delays and shortages to Buyers and
the production planning team.

•   Work with relevant teams to
monitor stock levels and highlight excess or obsolete inventory.

•   Issue and maintain
manufacturing order documentation under the guidance of production planning.

•   Assist with stocktakes,
shipment bookings and other operational tasks as required.

Systems and data management

•   Maintain accurate supplier,
item, purchase order and inventory records in Odoo, our ERP system.

•   Work with colleagues to correct
data discrepancies and improve procurement administration processes.

Finance and quality administration

•   Help Finance resolve invoice
queries by obtaining missing purchase order, delivery or supplier
documentation.

•   Maintain procurement-related
quality records in line with our ISO 9001 procedures and audit requirements.

Requirements

Skills and experience

Essential skills

•   Strong organisation and
prioritisation skills with the ability to manage several tasks and follow them
through to completion.

•   Attention to detail and
confidence to question inaccurate information, unexpected costs or missing
documentation.

•   Good working knowledge of Excel
and Microsoft Teams, with confidence handling data.

•   Clear communication skills and
a practical, collaborative approach to solving problems.

Benefits

Beneficial experience

•   Experience in procurement,
supply chain, materials planning, manufacturing, operations or administration.

•   Familiarity with purchase order
processing, supplier coordination or ERP systems such as Odoo.

•   Exposure to an engineering or
manufacturing environment, including controlled processes such as ISO 9001.

What we offer

•   An employee share scheme.

•   Hands-on experience supporting
the development and manufacture of electric propulsion systems.

•   A collaborative workplace with
opportunities to work across our UK, US and India teams.

•   Opportunities for career
progression as the business grows.