Materials Procurement Coordinator

Materials Procurement Coordinator – 3 Month Contract, potentially longer

Location: Clevedon, BS21

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Salary: £30,000 – £33,000 per annum
Contract: 3-month temporary contract potentially longer
Hours: 37 hours per week

The Company

A leading global precision manufacturing business based in Clevedon, specialising in the manufacture of high-quality components for the aerospace industry.

Due to an opportunity within their manufacturing operation, they are looking for a Materials Procurement Coordinator to support the ongoing supply of materials and consumables across the site.

The Role

As a Consumables Procurement Coordinator, you will be responsible for ensuring the manufacturing site has the consumables and materials it needs to maintain a continuous flow of production.

You will work closely with suppliers, planning, manufacturing, IT and other internal departments to manage purchasing, stock levels, deliveries and supplier performance.

The role is a combination of desk-based procurement and shop-floor activity, with approximately 30–40% of your time spent on the shop floor checking in and handling consumables. The items are not heavy.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage relationships with regular suppliers via phone, email and face-to-face communication.
• Order and coordinate consumables and materials required across the manufacturing site.
• Monitor and chase outstanding deliveries to ensure materials arrive on time.
• Ensure deliveries are correctly booked in and made available to the production team.
• Monitor stock levels and maintain accurate inventory information.
• Use SAP/MRP systems to understand future requirements and manage stock accordingly.
• Work closely with Planning and Manufacturing teams to respond to upcoming and urgent requirements.
• Resolve delivery, invoicing and booking-in queries.
• Compare suppliers based on price, availability and lead times.
• Manage shelf-life items and ensure they are delivered within the required timeframe.
• Support the introduction of new suppliers where required.
• Help improve and standardise procurement processes, including SOPs, databases and reporting systems.
• Work with internal teams to ensure purchased products meet relevant health, safety and environmental requirements.

The Candidate

The successful candidate will have previous experience in procurement, purchasing, supply chain or a similar coordination role, ideally within a manufacturing or engineering environment.

You will need:

• Previous procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience.
• Experience managing suppliers and chasing deliveries.
• Good understanding of stock/inventory management.
• Experience using ERP/MRP systems, ideally SAP.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Good Microsoft Office skills.
• The ability to work effectively with both office-based teams and shop-floor personnel.

Desirable:

• Manufacturing or engineering experience.
• Master data management experience.
• Experience with inbound/outbound planning.
• Power BI or other reporting system experience. xwzovoh
• Experience improving procurement processes or creating SOPs.

Package

• £30,000 – £33,000 per annum (up to £17.16 per hour)
• 37 hours per week
• 3-month temporary contract potential to be longer
• Clevedon location
• Opportunity to work within a global precision manufacturing environment

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