Supply Quality Officer - Supply Chain Coordinator

Certain Advantage; Aberystwyth; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading logistics firm is seeking a Supply Chain Officer for a hybrid role based in Flintshire. This position supports supply chain operations and drives supplier performance in a digital environment. Candidates should have strong experience in supply chain management, digital tools, and negotiation. The contract is until September 2026, with potential for extension.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or Engineering.
• Experience with digital tools and transnational working.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier portfolio and drive performance.
• Anticipate risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Control demand and forecasts in the supply chain.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Digital Solutions/Tools

Negotiation in English

Project Management

LEAN Methodologies

Tools

MRP Systems

SAP

Job description

Overview

Supply Chain Officer – Flintshire – Hybrid Working. Contract until September 2026 (likely to be extended beyond). £21.68 per hour PAYE – £29.00 per hour umbrella.

An exciting opportunity within the Supply Chain operations organisation for the position of Supply Officer based in Flintshire on a Sub-Contract Basis until September 2026 and likely to be extended beyond. This role supports a dynamic network between Flintshire Plant, the Final Assembly Lines, and the Procurement function. The successful candidate will benefit from hybrid working, sharing time between home and office-based activities. They will drive supplier performance across the end-to-end supply chain in a fast-moving, digital environment.

Responsibilities

• Daily management of the supplier portfolio using existing business tools and future digitalization means.
• Anticipation of risks and drive mitigation actions.
• Demand and forecast control.
• Communicate effectively to internal customers, team colleagues and external suppliers.
• Supply chain prioritisation.
• Challenge supplier performance where appropriate.
• Lead & drive supplier recoveries.
• Understand and define the optimal ordering characteristics and strategy.
• Specify and use of process automation.
• Use data management tools to drive decisions in the supply chain.
• Order Book Management and maintaining MRP Master Data.
• Coordinate Supplier Working Parties.
• Interact transnationally with suppliers (remotely and/or at suppliers) and proactively operate in a procurement community as partner to the Supply Chain Quality Manager and Commercial Buyer.
• Be the 1st point of contact for supply chain queries from operations.
• Own and optimise procured goods stock.
• Create the future: support supply chain and logistics transformation projects.

Qualifications/Experience

• Solid experience ideally in one of the following areas: Supply Chain, Procurement, Manufacturing Engineering, Design Engineering.
• Experience in the use and deployment of digital solutions/tools.
• Experience of transnational working.
• MRP expertise and experience of SAP in a manufacturing environment.
• Negotiation level of English.
• Project management and LEAN experience.
• Ability to communicate at all levels of the business.
• Willingness to travel and flexibility.