Supply Chain Coordinator

CSafe, LLC; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

CSafe, LLC is seeking a procurement professional to support sales and manufacturing by maintaining material levels at the best price, aligned with MRP demand and documented procedures.

You will review MRP demand, place POs, monitor stocks, communicate changes, and update ERP (Sage X3). Collaboration with stakeholders and cost benchmarking are key responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable strong level of IT literacy.
• Experience using ERP systems and managing MRP outputs.
• Experience in supply chain, logistics or related function.
• Excellent written and spoken English.
• Proficient in MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Ability to influence stakeholders and negotiate.
• Power BI and SQL familiarity is advantageous.
• Basic project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Review MRP demand information and place Purchase Orders with agreed timeliness.
• Communicate changes to demand or delivery dates to stakeholders and update Sage X3 accordingly.
• Regularly review safety stocks and MRP parameters to meet changing business needs.
• Process supplier invoices and resolve related queries promptly.
• Collaborate with internal teams to identify process improvements and support changes.
• Benchmark commodities or landed costs to obtain best value for the business.
• Identify potential new vendors to support benchmarking opportunities.

Education

CIPS Level 4

Tools

Sage X3

Power BI

SQL

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

CSafe is an award-winning temperature control-packaging innovator that has been designing and producing high-performance passive temperature control packaging systems for over 20 years. We offer consistent quality to our clients from our strategically located global manufacturing sites throughout EMEA, Americas, India and Asia Pacific.

We have formed long standing partnerships with the world’s leading biotech, pharmaceutical, clinical research and logistics companies, and apply innovative thinking to overcome the challenges that our clients face in managing the Cold Chain when shipping temperature sensitive commercial and clinical trial products.

Job Purpose:

To support the business in maintaining adequate levels of materials to support sales and manufacturing demand at the best price obtainable, in accordance with MRP demand and in accordance with all documented procedures and best practice.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities:

• In line with agreed procedures review MRP demand information and place corresponding Purchase Orders and ensure order confirmations are sent and in line with requested timeliness.
• Ensure any required changes to demand or delivery dates are communicated to the relevant internal and external stakeholders and Sage X3 updated appropriately.
• Regular review of safety stocks and MRP parameters in line with changing business needs
• Ensure supplier invoices are approved, and queries are handled in a timely manner.
• Work with internal stakeholders to help identify any opportunities for improvement within the business processes you are involved with, and support any changes that devolve from the improvement opportunities
• Assist with the benchmarking of commodities or landed costs within your portfolio to obtain best value for the business
• Continually review the marketplace for vendors that could support benchmarking opportunities

Requirements

Experience and qualifications

• Demonstrable strong level of IT literacy
• Have utilised ERP systems and have managed MRP outputs
• Previous experience in a Supply Chain, logistics or related function
• Have completed or commenced CIPS qualification (min Level 4) or a similar professional qualification in a related field
• Strong grasp of written and spoken English
• Ability to use the Microsoft office suite of products, particularly Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint
• Ability to influence internal and external stakeholders
• Confident to discuss issues and clearly express their views
• Experience in presenting Information and concepts to internal and external stakeholders, either One to few or One to many
• Power user of Microsoft office suite or similar
• Experienced in negotiations and negotiation techniques
• Power BI and SQL will be an advantage
• Basic Project management skills

Behaviour and attitude competencies

• Has a strong work and teamwork ethic
• Calm under pressure, and able to support colleagues who themselves may be under pressure
• Ability, with support, to understand the “bigger Picture” and understand how they contribute to the whole
• Ability to express their requirements, whilst being opposed and ensure their requirements are clear and unambiguous.
• Has worked within multi-disciplinary teams or led small teams themselves
• Able to contribute with ideas or prior experience how supply chain can inform or influence contributions to the direction of the team or projects in which they are engaged
• A confident negotiator who can act without or with minimal management support