Procurement Coordinator
- Recruiter
- EL&N London
- Location
- Knightsbridge, London
- Salary
- £23,000 - £25,000 per year plus benefits
- Ref
- PC01
- Starts
- Closes
As a Procurement Co-Ordinator, you are passionate about getting great product into EL&N and the data analysis associated. Your diagnostic review helps steer EL&N to organize and monitor stock levels to ensure that all items are available at optimum level and EL&N encounters no run out situations globally. This is done with your understanding of procurement, stock systems, stock taking and working closely with suppliers to negotiate best deals through consolidation.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
• Assist to ensure accountability of stocks through periodic reporting (Weekly, Bi-monthly or Monthly).
• Ensure stocks are available within the agreed buffer level.
• Coordination with all departments to ensure the pipeline is active to feed the warehouse.
• Ensure communication with warehouse team is continuous, in order to monitor our warehouse and inventory management systems.
• Maintain a good working relationship with suppliers and the warehousing team.
• Managing consolidation of stocks via partners for international and local orders.
• Managing the direct supplier deliveries into 3PL/4PL partner warehouse, in coordination with 3PL/4PL team.
• Master data management
• Develop and keep updating the master data files on items, active items, inactive items, and suppliers.
• Propose improvements to master data file and work as custodian of master data files.
• Precise, clear, and on-time communication with all the partners and stakeholders to keep the information flow efficient and meaningful.
• Effective and active communication pattern between all partners such as operations, marketing, distribution centres, freight forwarders, clearing agents, logistics services and franchise partners.
• Understand regulatory framework requirements for import and exports for the UK and other international markets.
• Coordinate with shipping lines to bring clarity in shipping lead times, changing ETAs and keeping the stakeholders updated on ETA info for EL&N and other brand shipments.
• Coordinating with EL&N’s (and other brands) local and international suppliers for stock pick-up, the release of shipments and the documentation process.
• Liaising with finance for payment release.
• Develop and update a timely reporting pattern to update all the stakeholders in the system.
• Continually review and modify the reporting templates to make them more efficient and precise.
• Liaise with operations team and transportation partners to determine ideal scheduling and timelines.
• Delivery scheduling and planning, making sure deliveries hit just in time target for all the locations
• Monitoring and coordinating the outbound delivery planning.
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
• Proven experience of at least 2 years in Procurement Coordinator or similar role
• Understanding of regulatory framework requirements for import and exports for the UK and other international markets.
• Master data management experience
• Experience working with reporting systems, inbound and outbound planning.
• Intermediate level of knowledge in using the MS office system is an advantage.
• Ability to learn quickly and adapt to the approaches used in EL&N to complete the supply chain operations, such as closing the stocks, closing the inventory, releasing the orders, reconciliation of orders vs received orders.
• Must be experienced with Procure Wizard or any EPOS/database software.
• Excellent organizational abilities
• Outstanding communication and people skills
• Willingness to sign confidentiality agreement and protect trade secrets
• Must be aware and sensitive to different cultural sensibilities - we work with an international team and audience
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