Purchasing & Supply Chain Coordinator

Impact Recruitment; Wellingborough; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking a Purchasing & Supply Chain Coordinator to join a growing engineering manufacturer in Wellingborough. The role involves liaising with various departments, managing orders, and forecasting component needs. Candidates should have experience in purchasing or supply chain, and ideally familiar with SAP Business One. The company offers a supportive team environment, career development opportunities, and flexible start times.

Benefits

20 days holiday + bank holidays

Flexible start time considered

Friendly, supportive team environment

Career development opportunities

Qualifications

• Must have experience in purchasing or supply chain.
• Strong communication skills are essential.
• Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Liaise across departments to ensure timely supply of components.
• Support design team to transfer new products into SAP Business One.
• Prioritise orders and manage varying lead times.

Skills

Experience in purchasing or supply chain

Confident communicator (written & verbal)

Highly organised with strong attention to detail

Proactive, solutions-focused

Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment

Tools

SAP Business One

Job description

Job Description

Purchasing & Supply Chain Coordinator

Location: Wellingborough (On Site)

Salary: £35,000 - £38,000 (DOE)

Hours: Monday-Thursday 07:30-17:30, Friday 07:30-15:00

Start time can be flexible for the right candidate, with pro-rata salary applied to reflect agreed hours.

Are you an organised, proactive Purchasing professional who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment? Our client is looking for a Purchasing & Supply Chain Coordinator to join a growing engineering manufacturer in Wellingborough.

What you'll be doing

• Liaising across departments to ensure timely supply of components
• Supporting the design team to transfer new products into SAP Business One
• Prioritising orders and managing varying lead times
• Monitoring product trends to forecast and forward-order components
• Creating & maintaining Bills of Materials (BOMs)
• Resolving supply issues such as shortages, delays or obsolete parts
• Challenging supplier price increases and sourcing alternatives

About you

• Experience in purchasing or supply chain
• Confident communicator (written & verbal)
• Highly organised with strong attention to detail
• Proactive, solutions-focused and able to work under pressure
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment
• SAP Business One and / or engineering / manufacturing experience (advantageous)

Benefits

• 20 days holiday + bank holidays
• Flexible start time considered
• Friendly, supportive team environment
• Career development opportunities

This role may also be known as Procurement Coordinator, Supply Chain Coordinator, Purchasing Coordinator, Procurement Assistant, Supply Chain Assistant, Buyer, Junior Buyer, Procurement Officer, Supply Chain Administrator, Purchasing Administrator, Materials Coordinator, Inventory Coordinator, Logistics & Procurement Coordinator, Sourcing Coordinator, Materials Planner, Supply Planner.