Supply Chain Coordinator

KHR - Recruitment Specialists; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Fresh Produce company based near Maidstone is seeking a Supply Chain Coordinator to join their team. This full-time role involves managing customer orders, liaising with various teams, and ensuring efficient operations. The position offers a competitive salary of up to £28,000 per annum plus bonuses and extensive benefits, including 25 days of holiday and private health insurance.

Benefits

25 days holiday

Travel insurance

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Private dental insurance

Contributory pension scheme

Annual bonus of 10% of salary

Qualifications

• Experience in administration and sales office support.
• Positive and friendly attitude.
• Strong mathematical and logical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Import, check and distribute all customer orders.
• Plan customer orders efficiently throughout the day.
• Liaise with teams for daily order allocation.

Skills

Administration & Sales office experience

Positive, outgoing & friendly personality

Good mind for mathematical problems & logical thinking

Methodical approach with attention to detail

Good computer skills (mainly Microsoft products)

Ability to work as part of a team

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

Microsoft products

Prophet Pr3

Job description

Overview

Up to £28,000 per annum + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

We are currently working with a leading Fresh Produce business based near Maidstone.

Due to ongoing growth, they are seeking a Supply Chain Coordinator to join their established team on a full-time, permanent basis.

This is a shift-based role working 5 days per week to support the activities of the operation, the workload of which varies by season. Hours are 6:30 am–3:30 pm, working every other weekend with 1 fixed day off during the week.

Responsibilities

• Import, check, and distribute all Customer orders


• Plan a wide range of customer orders efficiently and accurately throughout the day


• Liaise with Account Managers, Planners and MRP teams for the allocation of daily customer orders


• Discuss and confirm any required changes to the Day 1 supply


• Process customer orders through internal systems


• Maintain and update relevant customer order requirements using various customer-specific portals, websites and forms to support the right-first-time processing of orders


• Plan, Book and Distribute all haulage details from all Grower sites and update with any amendments using various haulier and customer portals and internal forms using internal systems


• Monitoring and checking post-delivery orders and resolving any overs/shorts and claim issues arising from completed customer orders


• Obtain any relevant paperwork that can be used in support of any claim


• Monitoring daily system checks have run and are completed as expected so the following day runs smoothly

Qualifications / Personal Attributes

• Administration & Sales office experience


• Positive, outgoing & friendly personality


• Good mind for mathematical problems & logical thinking


• Methodical approach with good attention to detail


• Ability to work systematically with a keen eye for detail


• Good computer skills (Microsoft products mainly – Prophet Pr3 experience an advantage)


• Ability to work as part of a team and using own initiative


• Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines, planning time & priorities


• Ability to respond and make decisions quickly


• Ability to manage time to maximum effect

Benefits

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a growing business that can offer ongoing career progression, training and development. A competitive salary is on offer coupled with an excellent benefits package including 25 days holiday, travel insurance, life insurance, critical illness cover, private medical insurance, private dental insurance, contributory pension scheme and an annual bonus of 10% of your basic salary.

KH Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.