Procurement & Supply Chain Coordinator
- Employer
- MorePeople
- Location
- England, Kent, Dartford
- Salary
- £31000 - £33000 per annum
- Closing date
- 7 Feb 2025
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- Business Sector
- Food & Drink
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Function
- Buying
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Job Details
Job Title: Procurement & Supply Chain Coordinator
Department: Procurement
Reports to: Procurement
Salary: £31,000 - £33,000
Location: East London
Work Pattern: Fully Site-Based
Work Hours: 7:30am - 4:30pm(Can flex on times) Mon-Fri + weekend cover every other weekend
A fantastic opportunity to kick-start a fresh chapter in your career - this organisation is a market leading FMCG operation who are renowned for innovation, quality and career progression!
As a member of the sales department, you will be overseeing fruit inventory, procurement, volume requirements and logistics.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Communicate and maintain the coordinated sourcing mission and strategy.
- Work closely with the sales / supply chain teams to ensure all sales volumes are supplied and pre-planned accounting for any external factors such as vessel changes.
- Responsible for inventory management / ordering, procurement, profitability, packing and logistics.
- Review, manage, understand and report on the supply chain of goods including vessel tracking and any other transit challenges the company may be facing.
- Purchase order and receipt raising responsibility in D365.
- Ownership and communication planning product arrivals within the business and suppliers / service providers.
- Responsible for ordering packaging: contacting packaging suppliers and placing orders for the required packaging and negotiating prices. Volumes ordered are aligned with the sales forecast; liaising closely with Sales / Supply Chain to ensure the correct amount in the correct format is available when required.
- Ensure that all packaging that is received, is entered into the system, and kept up to date, working closely with the Warehouse team to manage stock arrivals and the safe storage of stock.
- Maintain weekly physical stock checks of the packaging and consumables stock. Complete stock adjustments on the system after the packaging has gone through the production process, as and when required, working closely with the Operations Excellence Team to ensure the maintenance and upkeep of D365 and off system processes.
- Monitoring and planning packaging availability for production, maintain planning spreadsheet.
- Work closely with the Sales Team to ensure inventory is at the correct level, any changes to designs or requirements are understood and implemented, work together on new concepts for packaging.
- Perform other reasonable duties related to this job role as requested.
Minimum Qualifications & Requirements
- Procurement / Supply Chain / inventory management experience in a perishable industry would be preferable, but suitable equivalent qualifications / skills will also be considered.
- Ability to plan and deal with unexpected changes.
- Understanding of manufacturing supply chain.
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Office.
- Good leadership skills.
- Excellent interpersonal skills.
- Good written and verbal skills.
- Ability and willingness to negotiate and talk with suppliers.
- Strong organisational and time management skills.
- Ability to work with a variety of cross-functional team members.
- Understanding of Stock Management systems or ERP, examples SAP, Fresh ware, D36
If you feel you meet the above criteria - apply now!
If shortlisted, I will be in touch to further discuss exp/ suitability and outline the process moving forward.
Company
MorePeople are a specialist recruitment business for the food, fresh produce, horticulture and agriculture industries. Founded in 2000 by two passionate foodies with vast experience in the industry, we’re a growing team comprising of a mixture of ex-industry professionals and professional recruiters passionate about the sector.
Offering a functional approach to recruitment, we have dedicated expert teams to assist in all roles across a business;
- Commercial
- NPD
- Operations
- Technical
- Growing
- Agronomy
- Engineering
- Finance
- HR, Admin & IT
- Rural Surveyors, Land Agents & Estate Managers
The team are committed to offering the best recruitment service for all professional roles within the sectors in which we operate.
Find out more on our website at www.morepeople.co.uk or call us on 01780 480530.
Company info
- Website
- http://www.morepeople.co.uk/
- Telephone
- 01780 480530
- Location
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MorePeople
Cherryholt House
Cherryholt Road
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 2EP
GB
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