Purchase Order Coordinator

Zachary Daniels; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Daniels is seeking a Purchase Order Coordinator in Manchester. This hybrid role involves managing PO lifecycle from placement to delivery, coordinating with overseas factories and suppliers, and ensuring on-time production milestones.

The candidate will thrive in a fast-paced retail environment, with the ability to proactively identify issues, maintain accurate systems, and collaborate with merchandising, planning, logistics, quality and sales teams to move orders efficiently.

Qualifications

• Experience managing purchase orders and working with factories/suppliers.
• Confident managing purchase orders and following them through production lifecycle.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage multiple orders and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase orders from placement through to final delivery, ensuring all details are accurate and up to date.
• Liaise regularly with overseas factories and suppliers to track orders, production progress and delivery dates.
• Manage production critical paths, following up on key milestones and ensuring deadlines are achieved.
• Monitor supplier acknowledgements, quantities, costs, lead times and delivery information.
• Proactively identify production or delivery issues and work with suppliers and internal teams to find solutions.
• Maintain accurate systems and reporting, ensuring stakeholders have clear and timely updates.
• Work closely with teams across merchandising, planning, logistics, quality and sales to keep orders moving efficiently.
• Build strong relationships with suppliers and support the wider team in improving supplier performance and on-time delivery.

Skills

Purchase orders

Supplier liaison

Production lifecycle

Attention to detail

Communication

Organization

Job description

Manchester | Hybrid - 3 days office / 2 days WFH

We're working with an exciting and fast-growing homewares and fashion business that is looking for a Purchase Order Coordinator to join its busy and collaborative team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who already has experience managing purchase orders and working closely with factories/suppliers, and who is ready to take the next step in their career.

This is a fun, energetic and ambitious business with a great team environment, so we're looking for someone who is naturally proactive, commercially minded and enjoys getting stuck in.

The role would suit someone from either a retailer or supplier background.

Key Responsibilities:

Manage purchase orders from placement through to final delivery, ensuring all details are accurate and up to date.

Liaise regularly with overseas factories and suppliers to track orders, production progress and delivery dates.

Manage production critical paths, following up on key milestones and ensuring deadlines are achieved.

Monitor supplier acknowledgements, quantities, costs, lead times and delivery information.

Proactively identify production or delivery issues and work with suppliers and internal teams to find solutions.

Maintain accurate systems and reporting, ensuring stakeholders have clear and timely updates.

Work closely with teams across merchandising, planning, logistics, quality and sales to keep orders moving efficiently.

Build strong relationships with suppliers and support the wider team in improving supplier performance and on-time delivery.

About You:

Previous experience in a production, merchandising, buying, purchasing or supply chain role.

Confident managing purchase orders and following them through the production lifecycle.

Experience liaising directly with factories or overseas suppliers.

Highly organised with excellent attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple orders and deadlines.

A proactive go-getter who takes ownership, spots problems early and isn't afraid to pick up the phone and get things moving.

Strong communicator who enjoys working collaboratively in a fast-paced, growing environment.