Purchasing Coordinator

**Purchasing Coordinator**

**Saffron Walden, Essex**

**Salary Range: £33,000 - £36,000 pa, plus excellent benefits**

**Applicants will need to be able to travel to the clients site where the role is based in Saffron Walden and this is not a remote role**

A Purchasing Coordinator is required by long established innovative scientific manufacturer. The Purchasing Coordinator will be responsible for supplier management, purchasing and pricing - though the role can and will include any other tasks that supportour supply chain activities. You will be working alongside existing buyers, pricing and logistics co-ordinators and will report to our Supply Chain Manager. This is an office-based role, at our clients offices in Saffron Walden.

**Duties**:

- Work with existing and new suppliers to develop, improve and strengthen relationships and supply agreements, ensuring that supply meets the needs of the business
- To develop and communicate supplier metrics (OTD, Quality etc.)
- To place Purchase Orders with suppliers and chase through to delivery
- Identify and mitigate risk for suppliers and products
- Source and evaluate new suppliers
- Provide a central point for supplier liaison including supporting other departmental requirements
- To negotiate price reductions, lead times and other terms and conditions
- Support pricing functions including the updating, building and uploading of price lists and pricing non-standard items
- Oversee Goods-in and invoicing of purchased items.
- Understand and support our business objectives,
- To assist with material planning
- Report on purchasing KPI's
- Working with other Supply Chain staff to proactively improve the systems and procedures.
- Be prepared to carry out any other general duties if required to ensure the smooth running of Supply Chain and the company in general

**Experience & Skills**:

- Degree or CIPS Level 6 or equivalent
- Significant experience in a supply chain / procurement / logistics role, ideally with some of this time working for a manufacturing / assembly company
- Supplier relationship management including negotiation, evaluation and supply agreements
- Working with MRP and ERP systems
- Price list management desirable
- Import procedures and logistics desirable.
- Strong analytical and statistical skills, to understand supply and demand issues
- Strong organisational, time management and prioritisation skills
- Fully IT literate with standard Microsoft Office packages, with particular strengths using Microsoft Excel

**Package**:

- Discretionary annual bonus
- Pension contribution
- Health insurance
- Five weeks holiday + public holidays
- Flexible working hours
- Regular company events