Procurement Category Coordinator

Kids Planet Day Nurseries; Lymm; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Health plan

Free meals

KP Academy training

Enhanced leave

Wellbeing rewards

Birthday day off

Pension & holidays

Job summary

Kids Planet is seeking a proactive Category Coordinator to support our procurement team across the nursery estate. You will help source products, maintain supplier and product databases, create catalogues and pricing, and analyse spend data to identify cost savings.

You will work closely with nurseries, assist with tender processes and contract documentation, monitor stock trends, and ensure procurement policies are followed.

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, buying, supply chain or category administration.
• Strong Excel skills including pivot tables and lookup functions.
• Excellent organisational and administrative abilities.
• Good numerical and analytical skills.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Category Managers with sourcing and procurement projects.
• Maintain supplier and product databases.
• Create and update product catalogues and pricing.
• Analyse spend data and identify cost-saving opportunities.
• Prepare supplier performance reports and KPIs.
• Liaise with nurseries regarding product queries and supply issues.
• Coordinate supplier meetings and maintain action trackers.
• Assist with tender processes and contract documentation.
• Monitor stock trends and demand across nursery locations.
• Work with Finance to resolve invoice or pricing discrepancies.
• Ensure procurement policies and compliance requirements are followed.
• Support onboarding of new suppliers and products.

Skills

Procurement experience

Excel

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Multi-priority management

Attention to detail

Commercial awareness

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Kids Planet is seeking a proactive Category Coordinator to support our procurement team across the nursery estate. You will help source products, maintain supplier and product databases, create catalogues and pricing, and analyse spend data to identify cost savings.

You will work closely with nurseries, assist with tender processes and contract documentation, monitor stock trends, and ensure procurement policies are followed.