Supply Chain Coordinator

Wallace Hind; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading design house and importer in the UK is seeking a Logistics/Supply Chain Coordinator to enhance their supply chain. This hybrid position involves ensuring timely order deliveries, liaising with European factories, and planning logistics efficiently, offering a competitive salary and benefits.

Benefits

24 Days Annual Leave

Employee Assistance Programme

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in furniture, fabrics or textiles industries preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Access.
• Experience in international supply chain roles advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with European factories for production and dispatch plans.
• Ensuring on-time delivery for all customers.
• Planning cost-effective truck loads and transport.

Skills

Microsoft Excel

Google Sheets

Initiative

Teamwork

Job description

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We’re looking for a confident Logistics/Supply Chain Coordinator to join our team in Long Eaton. You’ll play an important part in keeping our overall supply chain running smoothly by ensuring smooth product movement from end to end.

BASIC SALARY: £27,500 – £32,500

BENEFITS:
· 24 Days Annual Leave inc. Christmas shut down and your birthday off
· Employee Assistance Programme
· Life Assurance

LOCATION: This is a hybrid role, based at our office in Long Eaton.

COMMUTABLE LOCATIONS: Long Eaton, Derby, Nottingham, Stone on Trent, Mansfield, Leicester, Castle Donnington, Kegworth, Ruddington, Little Eaton, Ilkeston, Ruddington, Melbourne, West Hallam, Newark on Trent, Mansfield, Loughborough, Beeston, Clifton, Ruddington

JOB DESCRIPTION: Import/Wholesale/Design – Supply Chain

Reporting to our Operations Director, you’ll play a pivotal part in fitting the pieces of the supply chain puzzle together and supporting the business in ensuring timely delivery of orders to customers of every size, from major UK retailers to local furniture stores.

Day to day, you will:
· Liaise with European factories to create production and dispatch plans
· Ensure a high level of on time in full delivery is achieved for all customers
· Plan cost effective truck loads and transport

PERSON SPECIFICATION: Import/Wholesale/Design – Supply Chain

Ideally, you’ll have experience within the furniture, fabrics or textiles industries, but that isn’t a deal breaker. If you have had experience of working in a manufacturer and/or any exposure to an international supply chain that would be great. Ultimately, we will consider a variation of backgrounds and the right person is crucial to our business, so we are happy to train the particulars.

What’s most important to us is:
· Being proficient with Microsoft Excel and Access and have exposure to GoogleSheets.
· You have a desire to get the job done and work as part of our small but passionate team.
· You’ll have a can-do attitude and take on any task to ensure we reach our objectives.
· A desire to improve on and continuously shape existing processes.
· Having a confidence to take initiative and manage stakeholders at all levels.

THE COMPANY:

We are a design house, importer and wholesale of furniture to the UK market. Operating for over 20 years, we supply furniture to some of the most respected retail brands in the UK, as well as the independent furniture retail sector.

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Supply Chain Analyst, Supply Chain Administrator, Logistics Coordinator, Buyer, Procurement and Supply Chain, Buying analyst, Supply Chain Planner, Demand Planner, Sales and Operations Planner, Business Planning Executive, Business Planner, Supply Analyst, Business Intelligence, Business Integration, Data Analyst – Furniture, Fabrics, Textiles, Retail, Wholesale, Imports, Design.

INTERESTED? Please click apply. You will receive an acknowledgement of your application.

Please Note: Wallace Hind Selection have been chosen as the retained recruitment partner of our client and therefore any direct applications to our client from candidates or agencies will be forwarded on to us direct.

REF: SM17787, Wallace Hind Selection