Supply Chain & Inventory Coordinator

Confidential; Croydon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Supply Chain & Inventory Coordinator to optimize supplier contracts, drive cost savings and ensure continuity of supply across spend categories.

You will lead contract development, manage supplier performance against KPIs, maintain data systems, and produce monthly reports while supporting onboarding and procurement processes.

The role requires strong Excel skills, commercial acumen, stakeholder engagement and a proactive, detail‑driven mindset.

Qualifications

• Procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience.
• Experience managing suppliers and contracts.
• Strong commercial awareness.
• Experience analysing spend and delivering savings.

Responsibilities

• Lead supplier contracts and commercial matters with internal stakeholders.
• Develop and manage supplier contracts, relationships, and performance.
• Produce monthly contract performance reports and spend analytics.
• Maintain contract databases, spend logs and onboarding documentation.
• Support new supplier onboarding and procurement meetings.
• Reconcile monthly company card spend and provide activity reports.

Skills

Commercial analysis

Negotiation

Supplier relationship management

Stakeholder engagement

KPI monitoring

Report writing

Advanced Excel skills

Strong numerical ability

Job description

Supply Chain & Inventory Coordinator

Manage supplier contracts and vendor relationships to ensure value, service, quality and supply continuity across allocated spend categories.

Key Responsibilities

• Supply Chain Contract Development
  • Act as lead contact for supplier contracts and commercial matters
  • Build strong supplier relationships
  • Source and assess alternative suppliers
  • Inventory and stock
  • Analyse tender responses and present recommendations
  • Identify commercial and operational risks
  • Support sourcing and cost reduction initiatives
• Contract & Supplier Management
  • Partner with internal stakeholders across sites
  • Ensure implementation and compliance with group agreements
  • Address stakeholder concerns during contract rollouts
  • Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and SLAs
  • Lead supplier review meetings
  • Drive continuous improvement initiatives
  • Manage NCRs, delivery issues and service failures
• Reporting & Data Analysis
  • Produce monthly contract performance reports
  • Track:
    • Spend by category
    • Cost savings
    • Cost avoidance
    • Supplier performance
    • Market trends
• Administration
  • Maintain systems and records
  • Manage:
    • Contract databases
    • Spend logs
    • Supplier rosters
    • Credit score reports
    • Supplier onboarding documentation
  • Support new supplier onboarding
  • Prepare procurement meeting minutes and actions
  • Reconcile monthly company card spend
  • Provide monthly activity reports

Required Skills

• Commercial analysis
• Negotiation, Tenders and influencing
• Supplier relationship management
• Stakeholder engagement
• KPI monitoring
• Report writing
• Advanced Excel skills
• Strong numerical ability

Key Behaviours

• Team player
• Strong communicator
• Detail-oriented
• Problem solver
• Self-motivated
• Continuous improvement mindset
• Effective listener
• Comfortable with occasional travel

Personal Attributes

• Confident
• Resilient
• Flexible
• Reliable
• Honest
• Respectful
• Professional
• Approachable

Ideal Background

• Procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience
• Experience managing suppliers and contracts
• Strong commercial awareness
• Experience analysing spend and delivering savings