Supply Chain Coordinator

Supply Chain Coordinator

An ambitious dynamic FMCG company who are based minutes from the town centre are looking for a Supply Chain Co-ordinator to join their team. Taste is at the heart of everything they do, and they have a lot of fun along the way!

The purpose of this role is to oversee the purchasing of ingredients and to manage inventories ensuring that material resources are available to meet the demand of the external co-manufacturers.

This role will suit a candidate with experience in procurement or Supply Chain who are looking to join a growing and dynamic organisation that can offer future growth and development.

What’s in it for you

• Salary: Up to £35k
• Hours: Monday to Friday 9-5.30
• After probation they offer 3 days in the office and 2 days at home
• Breakfast, snacks, and great coffee all free
• A very sociable culture with fun nights out
• 25 days holiday which rises with length of service up to 28 days
• Bupa after 3 months
• Pension

Key responsibilities for the Supply Chain Coordinator:

• To plan, control and manage all centrally purchased raw materials used by external co-manufacturers
• Liaise closely with the central purchasing department (based in Switzerland) to monitor open purchase orders with the supply base
• Work closely with both internal Supply Chain team and co-manufacturers to provide detailed long-range forecasts for use by the central purchasing team to negotiate supply contracts
• Co-ordinate the sales orders placed by co-manufacturers through either the local sales order team or the central purchasing team to ensure delivery is made on time and in full
• Facilitate the importation of raw materials into the UK from various global locations for onward distribution to co-manufacturers
• Co-ordinate the customs clearance for imported raw materials where required, arranging the delivery to the 3PL’s with the nominated freight forwarders
• Manage and maintain all related shipping documentation
• Maintain and issue a monthly raw material forecast, liaising closely with the co-manufacturer and local Supply Chain team
• Conduct a weekly and monthly stock reconciliation for all raw materials held within the nominated 3PL’s – investigating discrepancies as required
• Agree and implement Minimum Order Quantities, lead-times and co-manufacturer held safety stock levels

For this Supply Chain Coordinator role they are looking for:

• 2 years+ experience within Supply Chain or Procurement
• Numerical reasoning
• Analytical ability
• People influencing
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Advanced IT skills including Excel (SAP experience would be advantageous)
• Experience within FMCG is advantageous but not essential

If you are interested in this Supply Chain Coordinator role, please apply now!

Red Door Recruitment is committed to encouraging equality, diversity, and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Full details available on our website.

Please note due to the number of applications we often receive; only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

Supply Chain Coordinator
Supply Chain Coordinator
Supply Chain Coordinator