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Parts Purchasing Administrator


Company : JLA Limited


Location : Crawley, England


Created : 2026-03-05


Job Type : Full Time


Job Description

Job titleParts Purchasing AdministratorFunctionSupply ChainLocationRippondenReports toSupply Chain ManagerResponsible for staffN/AAbout our businessJLA is a mission critical infrastructure solutions business offering services Laundry, Catering, Heating, Fire Safety, Infection Control and Air Conditioning.The company offers an end-to-end, on premise, machine supply and breakdown service proposition under the name Total Care, and additional products and services. JLA is driven by a world class Sales & Marketing engine, owns and maintains all assets, and has an efficient on-site operations team working with daily with customers.Role overviewThis is a pivotal role within the Parts Inventory team, the right candidate will have exceptional organisational skills and will be tasked with placing stock orders with our parts suppliers, chasing etas and price checking. Ensuring the system is always up to date and reflects reality for our customer service colleagues to be able to support our customers.The suitable candidate will work across functions customer service, finance and also our parts warehouse. Working with our goods in team to understand delivery shortages and invoice queries and then working with suppliers to understand root cause.Key tasksIssuing purchase orders to our suppliers, via system MRPWorking with suppliers to maintain accurate information on delivery due datesEnsuring pricing is accurate and up to date against supplier confirmationsLiaising across other business functions ensuring the flow of information between teams is maintainedSupporting parts stock controllers with ad hoc requests and improvement projects to maintain the right stocking levels to support the businessSupporting the returns process for all our customers ensuring the timely management and approval of returns and credit processCriteriaEssential (attributes required for candidate to be considered)Desirable (attributes can be trained or developed)Knowledge and Skills (what you know and what you can do)Exceptional organisation skillsGood communication and people skillsAbility to prioritise work effectively to meet business requirementsGreat customer service and communication skillsExcellent planning and organisation skillsGood knowledge of ExcelCustomer service skillsExperience (what you have done)Computer literate with experience across the Microsoft office suite and business systemsConsistent demonstration of working to a high level of accuracy with excellent attention to detailDemonstrated history of meeting targets consistentlySupply Chain purchasing experienceExperience of working in a busy office environment and to tight deadlinesPersonal qualities(the way you think and act)Ability to cope with multiple priorities and changing environmentJBRP1_UKTJ