Supply Quality Officer - Supply Chain Coordinator

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

Job summary

A leading supply chain firm is seeking a Supply Chain Officer based in Flintshire, offering a hybrid working model. This role focuses on supplier performance within a dynamic supply chain environment. Candidates should have solid experience in supply chain or procurement, be familiar with SAP, and possess strong negotiation skills. The position supports a contract until September 2026 with a competitive pay rate.

Qualifications

• Solid experience in Supply Chain, Procurement, or related fields.
• Experience with digital solutions/tools in supply chains.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all business levels.

Responsibilities

• Manage the supplier portfolio using business tools.
• Drive supplier performance and mitigate risks.
• Coordinate supplier working parties and manage stock.

Skills

Supply Chain Management

Procurement

Digital Solutions

Negotiation

Project Management

LEAN

Tools

SAP

MRP Master Data Management

Job description

Overview

Supply Chain Officer — Flintshire - Hybrid Working. Contract until September 2026, likely to be extended. Pay rate: 21.68 per hour PAYE or 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. This role provides a link between Flintshire Plant, the Final Assembly Lines, and the Procurement function, with hybrid working benefits allowing time between home and office.

The successful candidate 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 first 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

• 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.