Purchasing & Supply Chain Coordinator

Confidential; Essex; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking an experienced buyer/procurement professional to join a growing manufacturing team in the Essex area. The role focuses on sourcing components, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring material availability to meet production needs.

The ideal candidate will have strong ERP/MRP skills, be highly organized, and possess excellent problem-solving and communication abilities. CIPS qualifications are advantageous but not essential, with many Essex/Cambridgeshire/Suffolk

Qualifications

• Experience sourcing and procuring components to meet production requirements.
• Strong negotiation with suppliers.
• Sourcing, assessing and monitoring suppliers.
• Strong ERP/MRP and MS Office skills; highly organized.

Responsibilities

• Sourcing and procuring components to meet production requirements.
• Negotiating with suppliers.
• Sourcing, assessing and monitoring suppliers.
• Effective planning to ensure optimum availability of material.
• Lead continuous improvement projects focusing on processes and efficiencies.
• Utilise ERP/MRP, MS Office and IT skills.
• Maintain strong organizational and communication skills.

Skills

Sourcing

Negotiation

ERP/MRP

Planning

MS Office

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Job description

Are you an experienced Purchasing, Planning or Supply Chain professional looking for a new opportunity and interested in joining a growing, successful and innovative manufacturing company?

My client is looking to strengthen their team and are keen to find an experienced buyer or procurement professional who can ideally demonstrate experience in the following areas;

• Sourcing and procuring a range of components to achieve production requirements
• Negotiating with suppliers
• Sourcing, assessing and monitoring suppliers
• Effective planning to ensure optimum availability of material
• Continuous improvement projects focussing on processes and efficiencies
• Strong ERP/MRP, MS Office and IT skills
• Highly organised with excellent problem solving and communication skills

This role would suit an experienced buyer, supply chain, planning, purchasing or procurement professional, CIPS qualifications would be advantageous but not essential. Strong ERP/MRP skills are essential.

This role is easily commutable from Newmarket, Cambridge, Royston, Haverhill, Saffron Walden, Duxford, Bishops Stortford, Cambourne and many more places within Cambridgeshire, Suffolk and Essex.

This role may suit you if you have worked a Buyer, Senior Buyer, Project Buyer, Purchasing Officer, Procurement Specialist, Supply Chain Co-ordinator, Technical Buyer, Commodity Buyer, Material Planner, Strategic Buyer or similar.