Procurement Coordinator

Our client is a market leader in their industry and looking to recruit a Procurement Coordinator who will play a vital role in the department.

Responsible for a diverse range of tasks surrounding procurement, inventory planning, strategic inventory management, costs save initiatives along with other daily assignments within the Department for the UK and Europe divisions.

The focus is to ensure all customer orders can be delivered 100% on time and complete, whilst driving for overall value by optimizing quality, service, cost, and inventory.

Essentials:

• Experience and knowledge of buying/sourcing and Purchasing Experience.
• Adaptability and ability to multitask and work on own as well as within a team.
• Able to understand Engineering drawings to discuss internally as well as with outside vendors.
• Able to identify issues early and quickly take appropriate steps to address them.
• Build strong relationships with colleagues and suppliers through effective verbal and written communication.

• Experience performing in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, and time-sensitive environment.
• Proficient at thinking and acting strategically, championing change, and generating innovative solutions.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills to manage and resolve highly complex business issues.
• Strong project management, negotiations, and communication skills
• Positive attitude - committed to driving change and improvements.
• High accuracy, attention to detail and numerate.

Key Activities:

• Develop strong relations with all assigned suppliers to the business and drive a policy of 'best product - best price’ with service to and on-time delivery to match, including annual visits and tooling check.
• Full understanding of tooling, capacity, and inventory requirements for all assigned suppliers
• Raise purchase orders and manage on time delivery of required inventory and non-inventory items.
• Issue formal tenders to assigned suppliers as needed and negotiate cost downs.
• Have back up plans/plan b’s for any supply chain issues
• The GP system is up to date with all PO’s.
• Internal teams are kept communicated with and up to date with any changes to PO’s.
• Working with the Purchasing Manager for both UK and EU divisions, with the relevant sales teams’ demand plans alongside min/max to forecast and plan for all stock requirements.
• Weekly Update of supplier KPI’s to report to Purchasing Manager quarterly.
• Work with the Finance team to ensure all invoices are paid accurately and on time.
• Work with Quality Engineer on all quality issues, packaging etc.

Areas of Responsibility

• Maintain accurate and organized records daily to meet the operational needs of the Procurement, Finance, Transportation and Customer Service departments.
• Evaluating vendors
• Negotiating costs
• Placing and scheduling purchase orders
• Maintaining strategic Inventory levels
• Reporting of product availability and inventory
• Working with Sourcing to qualify new vendors.

• Formal Supplier Relationships
• Track performance of suppliers
• Find, visit, assess and on-board new vendors.

Key Results

• 100% accuracy on all purchase orders loaded, and order confirmation received and saved on all PO’s.
• Cost down achievement in line with strategic plan set with by the Purchasing Manager
• All new and existing suppliers are assessed on quality, service, cost, inventory, and innovation.
• Quarterly KPI’s reviews completed with all suppliers with action plans were needed.
• Inventory is met to forecast and demand from sales (both UK and EU) and internal operations.
• Purchasing systems maintenance, measurement (KPI’s), reporting - accurate and on time

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Please note due to volume of applications you will only be contacted if we are progressing your application.