Purchasing Coordinator

**Purchasing Coordinator, Boldon Colliery, NE35 9PE**

This is a newly created administrative role that will play a key position within the business.

The Purchasing Coordinator’s overall responsibilities will be to proactively manage product stock levels and day-to-day supplier relationships in accordance with the near-term and strategic goals of the business and in close coordination with other company activities.

**Requirements**:

- Structured and organised approach
- High level of attention to detail at all times
- Ability to review and keep track of different real-time data operational and financial data
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive and enthusiastic outlook and approach to the role
- Strong sense of responsibility and ownership of job role and desire to continually improve individual and team performance
- Ability to work effectively as an individual and as a member of the wider team
- Good understanding of business systems and ability to relate Purchasing activities to the wider needs of the business
- Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel; willingness and ability to work with and develop new skills using other systems and software as needed

**Key Elements of the Role**
- Monitor and control of stock through purchasing activities, working with wider business to maintain optimum levels
- Generate, review, and submit spot and forward purchase orders and supplier forecasts as required
- Maintain accurate and up to date purchasing related administration including management of purchase invoices within the company’s financial systems
- Understand and correctly follow relevant company standard operating procedures (SOPs) and contribute to the development of any new SOPs related to purchasing activities
- Ensure regular and accurate two-way communication with internal and external stakeholders including maintenance and communication of up-to-date delivery dates and information
- Obtain and manage price and product specification information from domestic and international suppliers
- Proactively review and report on supplier performance and portfolio risk
- Actively build and maintain strong working relationships with all suppliers
- Support the Product & Marketing Manager in identifying and bringing to market new and substitute products
- Work in collaboration with the Quality department to manage import / export documentation and supplier returns
- Additional ad hoc duties as reasonable requested to support wider team

**Working Hours**

This is a full-time office-based role, working Monday to Friday 9am-5pm with 4.30pm finish on Friday

**Salary**

Competitive dependant on experience

**Benefits**

25 days holiday plus public holidays, company pension, onsite free parking

**About Altomed**

Altomed is the largest independent supplier to the UK surgical ophthalmology sector.

As well as our own full range of surgical instruments and sterile single-use products, we are proud to offer a wide range of products from the world’s leading suppliers, including single-use handpieces and cannulas, surgical knives, lenses, and specialist products.

Today, Altomed products are manufactured and sourced both within the UK and from around the world, but the company remains proudly independent and headquartered in Tyne & Wear, UK.

In a rapidly changing market Altomed remains entirely customer-focused, offering a professional yet personal level of service and an unrivalled level of industry experience.

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Boldon: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ALT0001