Purchasing Coordinator

Purchasing Coordinator

£30,000 - £35,000 plus benefits

Greater Manchester - Office based

My Client, a well-established manufacturer supplying a wide variety of industries globally. They now have an excellent opportunity for a Purchasing Coordinator to join their team in Greater Manchester.

Overview of role:

To ensure the timely procurement of appropriate raw materials, working directly with planning, sales and operations to meet and exceed the expectations of our customer base. To ensure the purchase of indirect materials and services are achieved to meet the needs of the operations requirements.

Duties include:

• Manage the daily raw and indirect material procurement activities.
• Ensure all systems are updated appropriately.
• Expedite orders in line with the production plan to meet customers expectations.
• Work with the planner to identify risk to production and highlight to seniors.
• Attend and update the status in the daily production & planning meetings.
• Work with the HOD to gain best pricing and hedge material based on marketplace surveillance.
• Work with HOD to ensure stock levels are kept at the appropriate level.
• Minimise any material outages by liaising with the HOD and Technical department to source alternatives.
• Work cost saving projects as prescribed by the business and seek financial benefit during general activities.
• Support HOD in general Procurement activities.

Experience Required:

• Must be comfortable working in a fast paced, agile manufacturing background / environment.
• A good understanding of MRP is required and JIT delivery profiling.
• Ability to liaise with suppliers of all sizes and adapt methodology to suit.
• Strong interpersonal skills are required to ensure working relationships are created and maintained with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Negotiation skills and adaptive thinking are required to allow the timely materialisation of product.
• Tenacious aptitude is a must to ensure systems are updated accurately and the best outcome is met.
• Manufacturing background would be beneficial.
• Excellent team player with good communication skills.
• Proficient with Sage, Microsoft Office and especially Excel.

In return our client offers excellent career progression opportunities.

Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR14782