Procurement & Inventory Lead - Hands-On Supply Chain

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; Hailsham; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Enhanced pension

Onsite parking

Training and development

Job summary

Knowledge House Resourcing Ltd is recruiting for a Procurement professional to take ownership of purchasing and supplier management, with a hands-on stores and warehouse support element in Hailsham.

You will source materials, manage supplier relationships, and coordinate with production and warehouse teams to forecast demand, while maintaining stock accuracy and driving cost-saving improvements in a dynamic manufacturing and logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in procurement, purchasing, or supply chain coordination.
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills.
• Warehouse experience with picking, packing and dispatch.
• Forklift licence and warehouse equipment experience beneficial.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, procurement platforms, and stock control software.
• Proactive, detail-oriented, organized, and safety-conscious.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing, negotiating, and purchasing high-quality materials and components within budget.
• Raising purchase orders and managing supplier performance, lead times, and onboarding.
• Tracking inventory levels to prevent shortages, manage slow-moving stock, and streamline re-orders.
• Partnering with internal production, technical, and warehouse teams to forecast material demand.
• Driving cost-saving initiatives and continuous supply chain improvements.
• Accurately picking, packing, and preparing customer orders for dispatch.
• Managing goods-in, stock counts, cycle counts, and system reconciliations.
• Operating warehouse handling equipment (including forklifts) to load and unload deliveries safely.
• Maintaining a clean, organised, and compliant warehouse environment.

Skills

Supply Chain

Vendor management

Negotiation

Warehouse experience

Forklift licence

Microsoft Office

Procurement platforms

Stock control software

Detail-oriented

Tools

Microsoft Office

Procurement platforms

Stock control software

Job description

Knowledge House Resourcing Ltd is recruiting for a Procurement professional to take ownership of purchasing and supplier management, with a hands-on stores and warehouse support element in Hailsham.

You will source materials, manage supplier relationships, and coordinate with production and warehouse teams to forecast demand, while maintaining stock accuracy and driving cost-saving improvements in a dynamic manufacturing and logistics environment.