Purchasing Coordinator

Purchasing jobs >> Retail/Purchasing

Negotiable

Permanent

Description

We are working with an International food manufacturer based all across the UK who are searching for a Purchasing Coordinator to join their purchasing department.

Overview
The Purchasing Coordinator supports the Purchasing Manager with the management of stock into their factory and warehouse as well as building strong relationships with suppliers, planning and executing purchasing strategies, working closely with their Operations teams and ensuring service commitments to their customers are kept. In addition, the Buyer will have the opportunity to contribute with other projects under the guidance of the Purchasing Manager.

Responsibilities
• Research, select, sample request and purchase quality products, materials and services within budget
• Retail packaging, liaise with the marketing team regarding any packaging changes
• Where required, attend supplier meetings and visit other sites & suppliers as needed
• Work in conjunction with QA team to ensure compliance to product specification and standard procurement terms and conditions
• Communicate effectively with external suppliers to develop professional relationships
• Continuous comparison and negotiation of suppliers and contractors to include price checks to get the best price possible
• Support the Purchasing Manager with managing our:
o PRN obligations
o Carbon reduction projects
o Insurance needs
o Utilities requirements and relationships
o Mobile phone contract
o Waste management contracts
o Carrier and logistics contracts
• Plan new Direct and Indirect contracts with the Purchasing Manager. Monitor and review contracts to ensure they are on track or need to amend
• Deal effectively and efficiently with any supplier problems or queries
• Discuss supplier invoicing and credit notes with purchase ledger/QC/Warehouse
• Support the Purchasing Manager with the production of a quarterly market report on raw materials for Senior Management Team (SMT), and Sales representatives
• Work closely with sales and production to ensure raw materials are available for customer contracts and floor stocks
• Work closely with QA & NPD to ensure all raw materials are available for new product launches
• Support Purchasing Manager and / or other managers with equipment purchases and negotiations with chosen suppliers on capital expenditures programs.
• Order ingredients and packaging to maintain adequate stock at all times within budget
• Monitor global situations that can affect raw material supplies and prices
• Monitor weekly raw material checks (main stock and spice stock once per week, or as and when
• required), including packing
• Organise collection of raw materials with Transport.

Ref Code: CV41679JHN

To apply or for more information, please e-mail in strict confidence, with an updated CV, including salary details, quoting the above reference and for the attention of Jon Hemming-Nash

Due to a high volume of responses, we cannot reply to each application individually. If you have not had a response within one week, we are sorry to say your application has not been successful on this occasion
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  • Negotiable
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  • Permanent
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