This is an exciting opportunity to join an Employee-Owned Company, where all staff have a stake in the business.  This role in particular lies at the very heart of our commercial activities.  This is not your average boring office job!

The Purchasing Department is responsible for maintaining appropriate stock levels for all areas of the company; Outdoor, Cycle, Watersports and Work at Height & Rescue, ensuring sufficient stock to fulfil our customers' needs. Lyon is a unique distributor, holding year-round stock for all brands, enabling us to provide a next-day delivery service to our 2000+ customers.

The job will involve:

• Creating stock orders and forecasts based on current / future stock requirements
• Handling customer special order requests
• Creating works orders for manufacturing
• Preparing Clearance documentation for shipping / import purposes
• Updating delivery information and informing all departments via internal Delivery Schedules
• Product costings for yearly price lists
• Preparation of seasonal price lists and order forms
• Maintaining and creating new product codes
• Stock allocations to customer forward orders
• Providing general office support – filing, emails, communications, coordinating meetings etc.

Hours of work:

This is a full-time position which equates to 37.5 hours per week. Monday to Thursday 08:00– 17:00 and Friday 08:30 – 14:00.  A part-time position may be considered for the right candidate.

Closing date for applications: Monday 24th July 2023, 12 noon

Initial on-site interviews are likely to take place: Week commencing 31st July 2023

For more information, please visit: www.lyon.co.uk/employment-at-lyon-equipment/545-purchasing-assistant-july-23