Inventory Coordinator
| Posting date: | 02 July 2024 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 01 August 2024 |
| Location: | Hyde, Greater Manchester |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | United In Recruitment Ltd |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 521 |
Summary
My very busy, well-established clients have an exciting opportunity for a Inventory Coordinator. As Inventory Coordinator you will liaise with suppliers to ensure the fabrics sourced are to the high standard my client expects. Experience of purchasing from suppliers overseas is essential for this role as well as having basic knowledge of shipping.
40 per week Monday – Friday. 1 hour unpaid lunch 7.30-4.30pm
Salary upto £35k
4% pension
28 days annual leave (rising by one day each year over 5 calendar years of service)
1 x Life Assurance
Free car parking.
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling support, legal guidance, and medical advice from qualified nurses, for you and your immediate family.
Discounted Gym Memberships.
Discounted Blinds and Shutters, upon successful completion of your Probationary Period.
Free Flu Jab voucher every Autumn.
Christmas Savings Scheme.
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
• Establishing initial stock holding figures for base fabrics and coated fabric stocks to ensure the Fabrics Division is able to satisfy requirements from Louvolite.
• Establish and review stock holding figures ensuring this is communicated to the General Manager.
• To assist with reviewing lead times from suppliers to ensure fabric stock cover is always available at the Fabrics Division.
• To assist with the monitoring of sales of fabric and work with suppliers and the sales team to minimise the levels of redundant stock as fabric programmes are discontinued.
• Ensure Purchase orders are raised and expedited in line with sales and stock demands
• To liaise with suppliers regarding rejected base fabric to ensure they recognise their responsibility to replace reject fabric quickly with perfect base.
• To liaise with the QC team to raise debits against none conformance documentation.
• Create and Maintain Supplier Database of Sampling , Trials and Bulk Production Communication
• Liase with Suppliers to Ensure Finished Standards and Specifications are available
• To liaise with the production planning team to advise levels of finished stockholding required to fulfil stock levels of finished stock in advance of requirement.
• To use trend analysis to identify sales cycles and provide alerts to appropriate colleagues and fabric suppliers.
• To support with purchasing, shipping and exporting when required.
• To adhere to the Company’s Health and Safety standards as defined in the Health and Safety Policy.
• To perform within the requirements of your position.
• To provide general administrative duties when required.
• Occasional Worldwide travel may be required
• To carry out any other duties when required. This may involve working in other departments.
Essential Criteria:
• Experience in planning, purchasing and managing the flow of materials and supplies through an organisation.
• Experience of sourcing from Europe and the Far East.
• Experience of Fabrics and Textiles
• Familiar with modern inventory management system.
• Experience of using Microsoft AX.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to train others.
• Knowledge of MS Office (including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Basic knowledge of shipping.
• Excellent communication skills and a polite, confident telephone manner.
Please note that United In Recruitment can’t always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received every day. Should you not receive a response within 2 working days please accept this as not been successful, and we wish you all the best in your job search. Your details will not be held, and we apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest.
40 per week Monday – Friday. 1 hour unpaid lunch 7.30-4.30pm
Salary upto £35k
4% pension
28 days annual leave (rising by one day each year over 5 calendar years of service)
1 x Life Assurance
Free car parking.
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, offering counselling support, legal guidance, and medical advice from qualified nurses, for you and your immediate family.
Discounted Gym Memberships.
Discounted Blinds and Shutters, upon successful completion of your Probationary Period.
Free Flu Jab voucher every Autumn.
Christmas Savings Scheme.
Main Responsibilities and Duties:
• Establishing initial stock holding figures for base fabrics and coated fabric stocks to ensure the Fabrics Division is able to satisfy requirements from Louvolite.
• Establish and review stock holding figures ensuring this is communicated to the General Manager.
• To assist with reviewing lead times from suppliers to ensure fabric stock cover is always available at the Fabrics Division.
• To assist with the monitoring of sales of fabric and work with suppliers and the sales team to minimise the levels of redundant stock as fabric programmes are discontinued.
• Ensure Purchase orders are raised and expedited in line with sales and stock demands
• To liaise with suppliers regarding rejected base fabric to ensure they recognise their responsibility to replace reject fabric quickly with perfect base.
• To liaise with the QC team to raise debits against none conformance documentation.
• Create and Maintain Supplier Database of Sampling , Trials and Bulk Production Communication
• Liase with Suppliers to Ensure Finished Standards and Specifications are available
• To liaise with the production planning team to advise levels of finished stockholding required to fulfil stock levels of finished stock in advance of requirement.
• To use trend analysis to identify sales cycles and provide alerts to appropriate colleagues and fabric suppliers.
• To support with purchasing, shipping and exporting when required.
• To adhere to the Company’s Health and Safety standards as defined in the Health and Safety Policy.
• To perform within the requirements of your position.
• To provide general administrative duties when required.
• Occasional Worldwide travel may be required
• To carry out any other duties when required. This may involve working in other departments.
Essential Criteria:
• Experience in planning, purchasing and managing the flow of materials and supplies through an organisation.
• Experience of sourcing from Europe and the Far East.
• Experience of Fabrics and Textiles
• Familiar with modern inventory management system.
• Experience of using Microsoft AX.
• Good interpersonal skills.
• Ability to train others.
• Knowledge of MS Office (including Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook).
• Basic knowledge of shipping.
• Excellent communication skills and a polite, confident telephone manner.
Please note that United In Recruitment can’t always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received every day. Should you not receive a response within 2 working days please accept this as not been successful, and we wish you all the best in your job search. Your details will not be held, and we apologise that we are unable to contact everyone in person and thank you for your interest.