Purchasing Coordinator

An industry leading design and manufacturing company in the Hemel Hempstead area currently require a Purchasing Coordinator to join their team. They reward their staff with more than just a salary, offering training and development, listening to individual ideas and embracing individual strengths and talents.

As a Purchasing Coordinator, you will be part of a team of 4 responsible for the purchasing and control of stock components (over against bespoke goods purchased for jobs), and for liaising with suppliers of all products to make sure they are delivering on time.

The business is fast paced and high growth, so it is important that the Purchasing Coordinator can work efficiently and effectively to complete the required workload whilst giving an exceptional experience to internal and external customers.

Purchasing Manager Responsibilities:

- Management of re-order levels and re-order triggers
- Set up stock levels/processes/records for new products
- Negotiate best prices on all products
- Purchase one off materials for orders, eg special boards and edging
- Liaison with warehouse and production to set up optimum stock levels, taking into account warehousing, working capital, seasonal demands and price.
- Use all available info to reduce out of stock situations, e.g. changing market trends (adding an item to stock), checking new orders on arrival if needed, liaising with sales to find out what they're quoting, seasonal variation.
- Destock of final works orders
- Panel optimisation
- Purchase stock materials
- Stock take and control
- Product related assessments / schemes
- Find new suppliers when required
- Checking up on goods due to come in that they are on track to prevent manufacturing and despatch delays (for stock and specials purchases)
- Updating warehouse weekly with deliveries due in for the following week
- Any other tasks as requested by management team

Experience/Skills:

- Experienced Purchasing Coordinator (or similar - Buyer etc.)
- MCIPS / CIPS qualified would be highly beneficial
- Experience within a manufacturing environment would be beneficial
- Commercial Awareness
- Strong negotiation skills
- Experienced in methods of securing tenders/pricing from suppliers
- Excellent communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Knowledge of furniture manufacturing industry

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