We are recruiting for a Purchasing Coordinator to join our client in Birmingham,B18.
Purchasing coordinator role overview:
* Liaising with suppliers daily to ensure delivery timelines are met.
* Reviewing outstanding orders and expediting to ensure product availability.
* Tracking and tracing shipments liaising with shipping forwarders for shipping documentation and delivery bookings.
* Ensuring up to date information is available in the ERP system for product deliveries on, enabling better communication to the customer.
The ideal candidate for the Purchasing Coordinator role:
* A positive minded individual who is empathetic towards the challenges that our distribution customers face. Understands the need to provide a world class customer experience and the role procurement plays in ensuring that products are available when the customer needs it. This is a key role in the organisation and will be pivotal to driving growth while retaining existing customers.
* Good statistical analysis skills. Able to interpret data from reports and draw conclusions resulting in positive action using the appropriate computer programs and skills.
* A pro-active mindset, able to understand both big-picture company strategy and the details of operational execution.
* An excellent understanding of standard business practices related to Product purchasing and delivery, operational throughput, and delivery to the customer.
* Enthusiastic, dependable, and dedicated, able to use their own initiative.
* Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
The Purchasing Coordinator riole is office based,Monday-Friday ,8.45am-5.15pm