Supply Chain Executive

Nter Talent; Welwyn Garden City; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Nter Talent in Welwyn Garden City is seeking a Supply Chain Executive to take ownership of stock across HQ and sites, driving availability, cost control and service levels. You will manage procurement plans and purchase orders, monitor forecasts, coordinate with suppliers, freight partners and internal teams, and ensure accurate inventory records and timely rework when required.

Excellent communication, analytical ability and experience in FMCG logistics are essential for success in this

Qualifications

• Experience in FMCG supply chains and inventory management.
• Knowledge of import/container operations is a plus.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication with suppliers and internal teams.

Responsibilities

• Maximise stock availability while minimising excess and obsolescence.
• Own procurement plans and issue purchase orders with suppliers.
• Monitor forecasts against plan and adjust stock targets.
• Coordinate with third-party warehouses and freight partners.
• Maintain accurate stock data and BOMs for rework if needed.

Skills

FMCG experience

Supply chain

Import/containers experience

Education

A level

Bachelor's degree in business or technical discipline

Tools

SAP

MRP system

Job description

Hours: Full-time, permanent – 9.00am–5.00pm, Monday to Friday (additional hours as required)

The Opportunity

Nter Talent are currently looking for a supply chain executive who can take ownership of sites, raise standards, and keep our operations running smoothly across both HQ and wider sites.

What You'll Be Doing

• Maximise availability and minimise inventory/clearance risk across a range of products from key suppliers.
• Keep stock of all assigned products within agreed stock holding and service level targets.
• Minimise losses from obsolescence and expiry, and control stock holding costs (interest, storage) and demurrage or other penalty costs from import activity.
• Check monthly National Account Manager forecasts against last plan and historic performance by product.
• Create requirements and plans by product and supplier (including reworked products), in line with agreed stock cover targets, and issue and confirm purchase orders with suppliers and Corwen.
• Check procurement plans against stock targets and adjust as required.
• Manage product availability weekly, identifying under- or over-stocked lines and taking appropriate action; drive clearance of overstocked or short-dated stock.
• Keep delivery costs accurate on the system, and communicate weekly with suppliers and the sales force on forecast availability.
• Keep order and payment administration on target with Finance, and flag unexpected issues to the sales force promptly.
• Optimise availability of listed lines held in third-party warehousing (Ceva), balanced against stock held in own warehouse; manage stock age and write-offs.
• Liaise with the operations team on stock transfers between the company and third-party warehouses.
• Run the rework planning cycle – forecast checks, requirements and rework plans with the Rework Manager – and keep Bills of Materials for rework SKUs accurate and up to date.
• Support the business in identifying and onboarding alternative suppliers where needed, managing the process to minimise risk to current supply.
• Manage stock held on hold, drawdown and uninspected status, keeping only genuinely affected stock under these classifications while protecting service levels.
• Collaborate closely with suppliers, freight forwarders, operations, quality assurance, accounts payable, the Corwen management team, and the National Account Management and marketing teams.
• Own right-first-time administration – orders, rework paperwork and reporting – and be a clear, proactive communicator when issues need resolving.

What You'll Bring

• Experience working within FMCG, ideally with previous supply chain exposure (import/container experience is a plus).
• Educated to A level, preferably with a degree in a technical or business discipline.
• Computer literate across Word and Excel, ideally with SAP and MRP system experience.
• A good mathematical background and strong problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the confidence to manage supplier and internal relationships.
• High attention to detail and a right-first-time approach to administration.
• A highly motivated, fast-paced working style, comfortable managing multiple priorities at once.

If this sounds like the kind of role where you'd thrive, I'd love to speak with you.