Salary: £28k - 32k per year
Reference: JOB-10018
Jo Holdsworth Recruitment are delighted to be recruiting on behalf of a leading retailer based on the outskirts of Leeds, looking for a Supply Chain Coordinator to join their team on a full-time, permanent basis.
Our clients’ brand is trusted by millions of customers globally, employing thousands of people all over the world. You will be joining a passionate team, to manage the purchasing, inventory and logistics of the organisation in their Supply Chain team.

ROLE CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• To control and co-ordinate the purchasing, inventory, and logistics of the business.
• To achieve business defined KPI’s to include availability and inbound / outbound forecasting.
• Processing Purchase Orders with suppliers in-line with forecasts.
• Managing shipments with freight forwarder partners.
• Quality alerts and progressing updates with suppliers.
• Manage discontinued products and obsolete goods.
• Warranty requests – Airfreight process and manage lead times and arrivals.
• Create stock reports and share with internal partners.
• Collaborative inter-departmental working and proactive sharing of information.
• Control and manage returned goods.
• Assist with cost reduction programme in-line with business objectives.
• General day to day admin duties.
• Support to business and line manager on key product related projects.
• Regular and effective communication internally and externally.
• Support in sourcing of new product and product set up.
• Attend relevant meetings with suppliers and internal customers regarding supply chain.
• Support in demand planning, forecasting and analysis.

ROLE EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS REQUIREMENT:

• Previous experience in purchasing, supply, or inventory management.
• Must be professional, friendly, proactive, enthusiastic, flexible.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Must be IT literate with good knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 including SharePoint, Outlook, Excel, and Word.
• Strong excel skills – Knowledge of V Lookups, Pivot Tables, IF formulas.
• Must possess excellent communication skills, both written and spoken, and the ability to deal with challenging conversations.
• Have professionalism, confidence, and ability to work under own initiative.
• Experience of working in a team and a dynamic sales office environment.
• High level of product knowledge (training will be provided on this).
• Planning and organisational skills essential.
• Ability to prioritise workload and work autonomously.
• Good communication skills with Internal and External partners.
• Friendly, calm, and professional manner.
• Planning and prioritisation skills.
• Strong Customer Service skills.
• Experience of working in a high pressure fast paced environment.