Procurement Coordinator

4 months ago

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom WSRS Full time

**WSR is recruiting for a Procurement Coordinator for our esteemed client in Milton Keynes.**

**Job Title: Procurement Coordinator**

**Location: Milton Keynes - Hybrid**

**Procurement Coordinator Overview**:
As a Procurement Coordinator, you will be a key player in our client’s Procurement department, contributing significantly to the achievement of the company's overall objectives. Your role involves diverse responsibilities, including procurement, inventory planning, strategic inventory management, and cost-saving initiatives, all aimed at ensuring 100% on-time and complete delivery while optimizing quality, service, cost, and inventory.

**Procurement Coordinator Key Responsibilities & Duties**:

- Develop strong relationships with assigned suppliers, emphasizing 'best product - best price' with on-time delivery.
- Understand tooling, capacity, and inventory requirements for all assigned suppliers.
- Maintain strategic inventory levels and report product availability and inventory.
- Raise purchase orders and manage on-time delivery of required inventory.
- Communicate changes to purchase orders to internal teams.
- Keep the internal MRP system up to date with all purchase orders and ensure 100% accuracy.
- Conduct quarterly KPI reviews with suppliers, implementing action plans when necessary.
- Issue formal tenders to suppliers as needed and negotiate cost reductions.
- Evaluate and assess all suppliers in terms of quality, delivery, communication, cost, added value, and innovation.
- Implement contingency options to address any supply chain issues.
- Participate in online item forecasting meetings with the Purchasing Manager.
- Weekly update of supplier KPIs to report to the Purchasing Manager.
- Report on quality cases related to service and product.
- Maintain accurate and organized records for Procurement, Finance, Transportation, and Customer Service departments.
- Evaluate vendors and negotiate costs to achieve cost reductions in alignment with the strategic plan set by the Purchasing Manager.
- Manage formal supplier relationships.
- Track supplier performance.
- Identify, visit, assess, and onboard new vendors.

**Procurement Coordinator Core Competencies**:

- Experience and knowledge of buying/sourcing.
- Ability to understand Engineering drawings for internal and external discussions.
- Proficiency in managing and understanding cross-cultural business practices.
- Experience in a fast-paced, goal-oriented, and time-sensitive environment.
- Ability to lead and influence change amid complexity and ambiguity.
- Ability to coordinate multiple projects simultaneously.
- High degree of independence.
- Ideation/conceptual thinking.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving ability.
- Highly motivated, self-starter.
- Opportunistic with a positive attitude.
- Keen sense of urgency.

**Procurement Coordinator Benefits**
- 21 days holiday plus a day off on your birthday. Rising to 25days (plus 1 birthday) over 5 years = 26 days plus Bank Holidays
- Pension 4.5%
- Bupa Healthcare cover
- Please click ‘APPLY NOW’ or call the WSR Team at 01908 616184 for more info._
- We will however keep your CV on file and review your suitability against any other vacancies we may have available._

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Milton Keynes

Reference ID: Job-2652

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