Purchasing Co-Ordinator-Employment, career opportunity in Uk

Job Title:  Purchasing Coordinator
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    Uxbridge
Start Date:    ASAP
Deadline:  4th Oct 2013.

Salary:    £20,000 - £26,000
Ref No:    276378-VAC-11151
Date Posted: 27th Sep 2013



Salary: £25,000 plus benefits.
Location: Uxbridge
Our exciting FMCG brand within the Food and Drink sector was founded in 2002 and is now one of the leading brands and portfolios in its category with sales last year at over £1 billion.

With a significant brand presence in over 60 countries, this brand has a current requirement for an Operations Purchasing Co-Ordinator with the opportunity to implement change and really make their mark within a growing business.

We are looking for an experienced, hard-working and motivated individual with the highest level of integrity to join a fast-paced operations team with heavy responsibility and the opportunity for growth.

Key Responsibilities

Reporting into the Supply Chain Manager, as the Purchasing Co-Ordinator you will prepare and issue purchase orders on a weekly basis according to company requirements, procedures and policies, confirming orders with suppliers to manage all operational aspects including lead times, delivery dates and units.

Working closely with the product development teams you will support new products by negotiating pricing, lead times and minimum order quantities with suppliers, whilst ensuring clear communication to all European manufacturing plants with regards to new manufacturing processes required.

You will be responsible to drive system maintenance and integrity and to work with identified suppliers to ensure production needs are met. Working closely with the planning team, as the Purchasing Co-Ordinator you will identify needs through understanding MRP (Material Requirement Planning) and forecasting.

The ideal candidate

With a background ideally in supply, purchasing or operations you will be a team player and demonstrate successful experience working in a cross functional international team environment.

You will have a high attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously. Competent and comfortable even when under pressure you will be able to work independently in order to achieve goals and meet timelines maintaining a strong sense of urgency.

With strong mathematical skills, able to convert measurements easily you will also have experience of MRP and Microsoft Office Excel.

As the Purchasing Co-Ordinator you will be entrepreneurial and highly adaptable in a rapidly changing marketplace. You will be flexible, enthusiastic, focused on results whilst demonstrating personal responsibility for your performance and development.

If you feel the Purchasing Co-Ordinator role above could be your ideal next move, please get in contact with Tammy Cowley on 08449 979 700 or Apply Now quoting Ref VAC-11151.
Closing date is Friday 4th October 2013.

The Advocate Group is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this position.

Due to a high number of applicants, we are unable to respond to everyone, if you are not contacted within 3 working days, you have unfortunately not been shortlisted for this role but we will bear you in mind for other opportunities


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