Our client, a highly commercial and successful business based in Banbury is currently looking to recruit a Group Supply Chain Administrator, reporting directly to the Group Supply Chain Team Leader. This position is due to an increase in workload due to ongoing acquisitions and growth.
Working hours are Monday- Thursday 08:30am- 17:00pm, Fridays 08:00am – 15:30pm and the role is fully office based.
Purpose
The primary responsibility of the Supply Chain Administrator is to support the Group Supply Chain Team Leader to provide the organisation with a cost-effective supply chain, where supplier on time delivery, stock availability and product quality are our main focus, using their extensive experience of planning and forecasting.
Key Responsibilities
Issuing Purchase Orders:
• Order Summary Processing (OSP), to issue Purchase Orders and Subcon Orders
• Placing orders against forecasted or Reorder Point (ROP) products
• Placing orders for all other items to demand (supplier lead time)
Expediting Purchase Orders:
• Regular contact with all suppliers to ensure deliveries are received on time and in full, and to maintain comments and due date, reflecting key supporting information
• To escalate to the Group Supply Chain Team Leader any deliveries that could lead to back orders or customer delays
Liaise with other departments, such as:
• Finance – tracking and liaising supplier payments, ensure any financial issues are smoothly and quickly resolved
• Warehouse – to ensure the smooth flow of material into the business and answer any product queries
• Sales – keeping the team up-to-date with any price increases
• Operations - Updates on inbound supplier deliveries
General Purchasing:
• Non conforming deliveries (NCD's) raised and closed in a timely manner
• Docuware invoice queries to be resolved within 48 hours
• Checking all order confirmations match
• Weekly review of all supplier back orders, and customer back orders to see if we can pull orders forward
• Keep electronic filing up to date
• Complete purchase orders (where agreed) as per schedule
• Maintain group availability target of 95%
Skills and Profile Required
• Previous administration experience (essential)
• Ability to work well both independently and in a team (Essential)
• Good interpersonal and communication skills, with a keen eye for detail (Essential)
• Strong organisational skills (Essential)
• Ability to work well under pressure (Essential)
• Previous Microsoft office experience (Essential)
• Previous supply chain experience ( Preferred but not essential)
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