Purchasing Co-Ordinator
Location: West London / Middlesex area
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
We’re working with a well-established precision engineering company supplying into the aerospace sector, and they’re now looking to add a Purchasing Co-Ordinator to their team.
This is a great opportunity for someone with previous purchasing, procurement, supply chain or production administration experience within a manufacturing environment, ideally precision engineering or aerospace.
The role will involve supporting day-to-day procurement activity, managing supplier communication, raising purchase orders, monitoring deliveries, and helping ensure materials and subcontract services are in place to support production.
Key responsibilities:
* Raise and manage purchase orders in line with production schedules and MRP requirements
* Liaise with suppliers to obtain quotations, negotiate pricing, and confirm lead times
* Monitor orders and follow up on delays or supply issues
* Maintain accurate supplier and purchasing records
* Support supplier performance monitoring across cost, quality and delivery
* Coordinate with production, engineering, quality and operations teams
* Assist with stock control and inventory-related activity
* Help resolve invoice discrepancies with suppliers and finance
* Support wider production control and office administration where needed
* Communicate schedule updates and help manage changing customer requirements
What we’re looking for:
* Previous experience in a purchasing, procurement, supply chain, planning or production support role
* Experience within manufacturing, engineering, aerospace or a production environment
* Good communication and negotiation skills
* Strong organisation and attention to detail
* Able to manage multiple priorities in a busy environment
* Confident using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Word and Outlook
* ERP / MRP experience would be a strong advantage
* Engineering or production knowledge would be beneficial
Desirable:
* Experience working with subcontract suppliers
* Familiarity with aerospace standards or regulated industries
* CIPS qualification, or working towards it
* Knowledge of production planning / scheduling processes
Additional information:
* This is an office-based role within a manufacturing environment
* Some flexibility on hours may be available, but the successful person would need to be on site for part of each working day
* Core hours are Monday to Thursday 7:30am – 4:30pm and Friday 7:30am – 1:30pm
* The site is located within the ULEZ zone
Why apply?
* Join a specialist engineering business working in a high-quality aerospace environment
* Varied role with exposure across purchasing, production support and supplier coordination
* Opportunity to play an important part in keeping production moving efficiently
* Stable permanent opportunity within a growing precision engineering business
If you have experience in purchasing, procurement or supply chain support within manufacturing and would like to hear more, apply today for a confidential discussion