Aerospace Purchasing Coordinator — 12-Month Contract

Confidential; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Safran Here, we craft excellence together. We are seeking a Purchasing Co-Ordinator to support the NPI Buying Program, handling day-to-day purchasing, PO placement and tracking, and maintaining strong supplier communication in a rapidly evolving aerospace environment.

You will contribute to transactional procurement, support supplier follow-up, and help ensure timely deliveries, with priority on accurate data, ERP usage, and collaboration with the Buying team to enable strategic sourcing and

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement administration, or supply chain in an operational role.
• Experience using ERP systems (SAP preferred).
• Experience working in manufacturing or aerospace environment is advantageous.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Office applications.
• Ability to analyze and organize data accurately.

Responsibilities

• Purchase Order (PO) management.
• Ensure timely transmission of purchase orders to suppliers.
• Obtain and record supplier order acknowledgements.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data, pricing information, and delivery commitments within ERP systems.
• Monitor open orders and ensure timely updates of delivery schedules.
• Support the resolution of invoice discrepancies and coordinate with suppliers and Finance to ensure timely invoice processing and payment.
• Monitor inventory levels for prototype and industrialization program, maintaining Line of Balance (LOB) visibility and ensuring material availability to support prototype and pre production builds.
• Act as the primary operational interface with suppliers for order management activities.
• Follow up supplier commitments and delivery schedules.

Skills

ERP systems (SAP)

Excel

Data analysis

Supply chain

Tools

SAP

Job description

Safran Here, we craft excellence together. We are seeking a Purchasing Co-Ordinator to support the NPI Buying Program, handling day-to-day purchasing, PO placement and tracking, and maintaining strong supplier communication in a rapidly evolving aerospace environment.

You will contribute to transactional procurement, support supplier follow-up, and help ensure timely deliveries, with priority on accurate data, ERP usage, and collaboration with the Buying team to enable strategic sourcing and