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Acorn Recruitment And Training
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Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan
Supply Chain & Purchasing Coordinator
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Job Type: Full-time |
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Overview
The Client Acorn is recruiting on behalf of our client, a market leader within their industry who is looking for a Supply Chain and Purchasing Coordinator to join their expanding team. The function is to control the purchasing function from their South Wales office working on a specific portfolio of customers; ensuring the business has the right product, at the right time in the right place at the right cost for raw materials and finished bought in goods and services. You will also deputise for the Director in sales of the same portfolio of customers, representing him in a sales function as required (working hand-in-glove). The Role Maintain control of the sourcing process within the South Wales office and internal parties to ensure best practice sourcing and pricing for the portfolio. Maintain on-going price files for the portfolio, whilst ensuring synergy is maintained between price and specification through liaison with design and production to ensure cost, complexity or risk is managed out of the product prior to it being specified. Working with the Director, control and manage pricing and customer agreements, delivery times and quality in line with customer specifications and capability of manufacturing. When representing the Director to Customers you will ensure good, accurate information in a timely fashion to him, the customer and relevant stakeholders, this will also mean making visits to customers with him and in his absence. You will enhance the building of customer relationships with direct contact in your own right and as the Director's deputy. Ensure that major selling decisions are escalated to the Director. Maintain accurate specifications of products and manage any change to product lines with the supplier whilst advising sales team of any timing issues, cost aspects and solutions. Ensure that timely solutions are found and put in place. Make sure that all design work, artwork and specification is as per the final product specification and there are no surprises. Deal with supply side queries (including price) and always seek on going continuous improvement and lessons learnt. Ensuring that there is consistency of approach and full accuracy in documentation and processes, maintaining this and improving it in consultation with the Design Studio and Sales/Accounting staff. Liaise proactively with internal departments for best solutions. Management of materials movements and ensuring all relevant stakeholders are kept informed. Set and manage supplier KPI's and ensuring these are met and achieved. Ensure any deficiency is appropriately dealt with. Manage the supply base taking into account the company's and the customer's requirements for Audits, Ethical Approach, up to date product safety etc. Undertake UK and foreign travel as required to support the buying and supply process. The candidate A confident communicator, experienced in relationship building and presenting to customers from both perspectives. Commercially aware and astute from both a buying and selling perspective, general understanding of margin management and profit and loss. Excellent attention to detail and ability to communicate only important information via verbal and written communication. Strong negotiation and selling skills with the ability to influence senior contacts. Ability to manage critical paths and understand the impact of change Ability to work to tight deadlines and prioritise with good problem solving and decision making skills applying creativity to get results. Experience of liaising and trading with the Far East. Experience of supporting a similar type of function in seasonal goods. Can demonstrate they have worked in this type of challenging environment before with this mixture of skills. Used to working with complex products within finite timelines. Complex manufacturing in UK and/or overseas. Minimum A Level standard English and Maths Full driving licence Good IT skills Ideally an understanding of design and the print process Flexible approach to working. Determined to succeed Professional and highly motivated Team Player Solutions Focused Benefits Negotiable salary DOE. 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays. Pension plan. Free parking on site. Monday to Friday working hours. Apply today for immediate consideration.