Supply Chain Coordinator

SF Partners; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Recruitment are partnering with an established business to recruit a Supply Chain Coordinator to join their team.

This role focuses on managing supplier performance, stock availability and purchase orders, ensuring accurate communication across the business to support customer delivery requirements. You will proactively identify supply issues, monitor KPIs, and drive process improvements across the supply chain.

Qualifications

• Experience managing purchase orders and supplier performance.
• Understanding of inventory management and stock availability.
• Ability to communicate with suppliers and challenge delivery commitments.
• Proficiency with ERP/MRP systems and Excel.
• Excellent attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Collaborative approach across Sales, Customer Service and Warehouse.

Responsibilities

• Managing the placement and monitoring of purchase orders to ensure stock availability and continuity of supply.
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships, proactively managing delivery commitments and supplier performance.
• Monitoring open purchase orders, ensuring accurate delivery dates, pricing, quantities and supplier confirmations.
• Identifying potential supply delays and working with suppliers to resolve issues before they impact customers.
• Maintaining accurate stock and inventory records, including the timely processing of goods receipts and stock movements.
• Tracking inbound deliveries and shipments, ensuring accurate ETAs and visibility across the supply chain.
• Working closely with Sales, Customer Service and Warehouse teams to communicate stock availability, delivery updates and potential supply risks.
• Resolving pricing discrepancies, delivery issues and purchasing queries in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitoring supplier performance against key KPIs, including on-time delivery, order accuracy and stock availability.
• Identifying opportunities to improve purchasing processes, inventory accuracy, supplier performance and operational efficiency.

Skills

Purchase orders

Supplier management

Inventory management

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Supplier communication

Attention to detail

Cross-team collaboration

Tools

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Job Title: Supply Chain Coordinator

Salary: Up to GBP45,000

Location: Kings Lynn

SF Recruitment are working with an established business to recruit a Supply Chain Coordinator to join their team.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced supply chain professional who enjoys taking ownership, building strong supplier relationships and ensuring the smooth flow of products throughout the supply chain.

The role will focus on managing supplier performance, maintaining stock availability, monitoring purchase orders and ensuring accurate communication across the business to support customer delivery requirements.

We're looking for someone who is proactive, commercially aware and confident challenging suppliers, identifying potential supply issues and driving improvements to processes and performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing the placement and ongoing monitoring of purchase orders to ensure stock availability and continuity of supply.
• Building and maintaining strong supplier relationships, proactively managing delivery commitments and supplier performance.
• Monitoring open purchase orders, ensuring accurate delivery dates, pricing, quantities and supplier confirmations.
• Identifying potential supply delays and working with suppliers to resolve issues before they impact customers.
• Maintaining accurate stock and inventory records, including the timely processing of goods receipts and stock movements.
• Tracking inbound deliveries and shipments, ensuring accurate ETAs and visibility across the supply chain.
• Working closely with Sales, Customer Service and Warehouse teams to communicate stock availability, delivery updates and potential supply risks.
• Resolving pricing discrepancies, delivery issues and purchasing queries in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Monitoring supplier performance against key KPIs, including on-time delivery, order accuracy and stock availability.
• Identifying opportunities to improve purchasing processes, inventory accuracy, supplier performance and operational efficiency.

Ideally, you will have:

• Strong experience managing purchase orders, suppliers and inbound deliveries.
• A good understanding of inventory management, stock availability and supply chain processes.
• Experience monitoring supplier performance and proactively resolving delivery issues.
• Confidence communicating with suppliers and challenging delivery commitments where necessary.
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a busy environment.
• Excellent attention to detail, particularly when maintaining purchasing and inventory data.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems and Excel.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across different departments.

This role would suit someone who enjoys being hands-on within supply chain operations, taking responsibility for supplier performance and ensuring products are available when needed.

You’ll be joining a business where you can make a real impact on supply chain efficiency, customer service and overall operational performance.