Supply Chain Coordinator

**Supply Chain Coordinator**

**Stretford, Manchester. Office based. Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:00**

As Supply Chain Coordinator you will place orders with suppliers, chase for acknowledgements, review minimum order quantities, volume discounts and price changes and make recommendations regarding orders and inventory control. Ensuring a smooth supply chain and product availability to meet contract customer requirements.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established industrial supplies specialist which provides a diverse product range including Adhesive, Tapes, Sealants, PPE, Tools, Paints and Hygiene supplies to blue-chip organisations.

This role is ideally suited to a Procurement or Logistics graduate who wants to join a team where they can learn the supply chain role with a clear path for progression within the company.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Expediting orders, addressing non-conformances to ensure stock availability is maintained and systems are updated
- Booking deliveries from the supplier in to the warehouse - ensuring a smooth distribution of goods in
- Managing the supplier order book
- Reviewing and actioning the daily suggested order report
- Actioning min/max level requirements
- Monitoring, reviewing and managing slow or non-moving stock
- Monitoring and reviewing shelf life of relevant products and taking corrective action
- Adhering to department processes and procedures
- Logging and challenging supplier costs increases, preparing information for the product team to negotiate and mitigate supplier cost increases where possible.
- Maintaining trade agreement validity, effectively and efficiently
- Monitoring, reviewing and managing imports including clearance, VAT, duty, payments and invoices
- Kit and product build: completing all activities: planning, issuing, monitoring, reviewing and reporting on kit build projects
- Obtaining and maintaining product documentation and certifications where required e.g. NAMAS, C of C, MDS / TDS
- Resolving price and invoice issues
- Monitoring and reviewing supplier performance, addressing non-performance whilst documenting corrective actions
- Inspecting and resolving quarantined product issues
- Resolving internal & external purchasing issues quickly and efficiently
- Resolving issues using AX system

**Benefits**:

- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Contributory pension scheme
- Flexi-time scheme - the ability to bank time and use as flexible annual leave.
- Free onsite parking

**Key Requirements**:

- Advanced analytical capability, enjoys using Excel and willing to learn in-house ERP system Microsoft Dynamics / 365 BC; training to be provided
- Experience in a supply chain role, demonstrating the ability to deliver and get tasks done fast and efficiently.
- Strong motivated individual with a forward-thinking approach.
- Self-motivated, confident and able to work with mínimal supervision
- Ability to manage own time and prioritise workload

**Please note: Gleave is an equal opportunities employer, for full details of our Equal Opportunities Policy please contact us.**

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

**Salary**: £24,000.00-£27,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

COVID-19 considerations:
Gleave provides industrial supplies including PPE to the Defence, Utilities and Telecoms sectors, remaining open and fully operational throughout COVID, updated health and safety measures are in place in our Head Office and Distribution Centres

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Manchester M32 0NB: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- A-Level or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Supply chain: 1 year (required)

Work authorisation:

- United Kingdom (required)