Senior Supply Chain Coordinator

CSafe is an award-winning temperature control-packaging innovator that has been designing and producing high-performance passive temperature control packaging systems for over 20 years. We offer consistent quality to our clients from our strategically located global manufacturing sites throughout EMEA, Americas, India and Asia Pacific.

We have formed long standing partnerships with the world’s leading biotech, pharmaceutical, clinical research and logistics companies, and apply innovative thinking to overcome the challenges that our clients face in managing the Cold Chain when shipping temperature sensitive commercial and clinical trial products.

Job Purpose

To support the business in maintaining adequate levels of materials to support sales and manufacturing demand at the best price obtainable, in accordance with MRP/ asset management systems demand& forecast and in accordance with all documented procedures and best practice.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

• In line with agreed procedures review MRP/ asset management systems demand information and place corresponding Purchase Orders and ensure order confirmations are sent and in line with requested timeliness.
• Ensure any required changes to demand or delivery dates are communicated to the relevant internal and external stakeholders and MRP/ asset management systems updated appropriately.
• Regular review of safety stocks and MRP/ asset management systems parameters in line with changing business needs.
• Take ownership of the procurement activities for our reusable product portfolio and support asset management operations across the full lifecycle (deployment, returns, refurbishment, repair and retirement) to meet business needs.
• Use sound judgement to resolve grey areas and non-standard situations, particularly within the reusable portfolio, making decisions independently with minimal supervision and escalating only where risk or commercial impact warrants it.
• Communicate and present procurement performance for their portfolio, risks and recommendations to management with confidence.
• Ensure supplier invoices are approved, and queries are handled in a timely manner.
• Work with internal stakeholders to help identify any opportunities for improvement within the business processes you are involved with and support any changes that devolve from the improvement opportunities.
• Assist with the benchmarking of commodities or landed costs within your portfolio to obtain best value for the business.

Requirements

Experience and qualifications – Essential

• Demonstrable strong level of IT literacy.
• Have utilised ERP systems and have managed MRP outputs.
• At least 8 years’ experience in procurement or supply chain, with a record of career progression.
• Background in a high-volume manufacturing environment.
• CIPS Level 4 qualification or equivalent work experience.

Experience and qualifications – Desirable

Experience managing reusable containers/products, including fleet management.

Functional Competencies – Essential

• Strong grasp of written and spoken English.
• Ability to use the Microsoft office suite of products, particularly Outlook, Excel and Powerpoint.
• Confident to discuss issues and clearly express their views.
• Ability to manipulate/analyse large amounts data.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing BOMs/ change management- gained from highly regulated business environments.
• Confident communicating and presenting with management level stakeholders.

Functional Competencies – Desirable

• Experienced in negotiations and negotiation techniques.
• Power BI and SQL will be an advantage.
• Project management skills.
• Behaviour and attitude competencies
• Has a strong work and teamwork ethic.
• Calm under pressure, and able to support colleagues who themselves may be under pressure.
• Ability to understand the “bigger picture” and how they contribute to the whole.
• Able to manage grey areas and make sound decisions with minimal supervision.
• Ability to express their requirements, whilst being opposed and ensure their requirements are clear and unambiguous.
• Has worked within multi-disciplinary teams or led small teams themselves.
• Able to contribute with ideas or prior experience how supply chain can inform or influence contributions to the direction of the team or projects in which they are engaged.
• A confident negotiator who can act without or with minimal management support.

Other Requirements

Understands and can apply the legal principles of offer and acceptance and basic contract formation.

Attendance in the Long Crendon office 3-4 days per week.