Supply Chain Co-ordinator in Melton Mowbray

Location: Melton
RS Safety are the UK’s leading supplier of PPE, safety, and hygiene products to the food manufacturing industry. With customers of all sizes in almost every food sector, our success is based on exceptional customer service, a tailored supply chain and an extensive, well‑priced product list. Our customer service encompasses each department, and we strive to supply products first time, in full to our customers.
Job role: Supply Chain Coordinator As the Supply Chain Coordinator, you will be responsible for the overall purchasing activities, management and monitoring of inventory, coordinating the receiving of goods and providing general operations support. You will manage an array of key vendors, working closely with the Commercial team and Warehouse team to drive efficiencies and will have very strong communication skills and be able to work well under pressure.
What you will be doing: Creating purchase orders for current and forecasted demand and following up with vendors to ensure purchase orders have the correct price, unit of measure, colour, description, size, and delivery date upon receiving confirmations.
Coordinating with vendors in the event of delivery discrepancies. Following up with vendors on back orders and notifying operations of any impacts to projected delivery dates and when purchase orders are due to be received to ensure they are on track.
Working alongside the warehouse team to support effective and smart purchases of key vendors while maintaining the approved supplier database in SAP and establishing positive business relationships with supplier’s key personnel.
What do I need to be successful? A highly motivated and positive attitude is essential to this role as working within the Supply Chain team can often be very demanding and challenging.
Previous experience within a similar supply chain or logistics environment.
Numeracy & literacy skills.
Excellent communication both face-to-face and verbal.
Ability to prioritise and multi-task in a busy environment.
A desire to take the lead within the department and deputise in the absence of the supply chain manager.
Previous experience using SAP systems and Outlook.
Strong Microsoft Excel skills.
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