Purchasing & Supply Planner: Stock & ETA Expert

Trapeze Recruitment Services Ltd; Canterbury; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Trapeze Recruitment Services Ltd in Canterbury is seeking a detail‑driven Purchasing & Supply Chain Administrator to join a friendly, family‑run business in a rural setting.

You will run day‑to‑day purchasing, manage stock replenishment and ETAs, answer sales questions, place POs with UK, European and Far East suppliers, and coordinate deliveries with the warehouse. A driving licence is essential. You will also produce weekly stock reports and support the procurement team.

Qualifications

• 2–4 years in purchasing, supply planning or customer supply
• Hands-on use of an ERP or forecasting tool (Slimstock, Business Central or similar)
• Experience ordering from Far East suppliers: lead times, shipping, MOQs
• Strong Excel skills

Responsibilities

• Daily ordering: run the daily ordering routine in Slimstock and Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central.
• Purchase orders: place, confirm and track POs with UK, European and Far East suppliers.
• Expediting: chase late and part deliveries, and escalations.
• Sales support: be the single point of contact for stock, ETA and availability questions.
• Specials, dropship and project orders: source, quote and order non-stock items; coordinate delivery dates with the warehouse.
• New product enquiries: find suppliers and pricing for customer requests.
• People: line-manage, coach and set daily priorities for the offshore Purchasing & Supply Chain Administrator.
• Reporting: produce weekly stock-out, overdue-PO and stock-holding reports, and present at reviews.

Skills

Purchasing

Supply planning

ERP systems

Excel

English communication

Tools

Slimstock

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central

Job description

Trapeze Recruitment Services Ltd in Canterbury is seeking a detail‑driven Purchasing & Supply Chain Administrator to join a friendly, family‑run business in a rural setting.

You will run day‑to‑day purchasing, manage stock replenishment and ETAs, answer sales questions, place POs with UK, European and Far East suppliers, and coordinate deliveries with the warehouse. A driving licence is essential. You will also produce weekly stock reports and support the procurement team.