Supply Chain Coordinator - Kent
5 days ago
Tonbridge
Supply Chain Coordinator (office based, with 1 day WFH after probation passed) Mon-Fri 8.30am-5.30pm. Role Purpose The Supply Chain Coordinator supports the effective day-to-day operation of the group’s supply chain across core fulfilment, contract packing operations, custom packaging, manufacturing, logistics, and packaging. The role is responsible for coordinating operational workflows, managing supply chain administration, supporting packaging procurement and Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) processes, assisting with logistics bookings, and ensuring accurate order, production, and invoice processing. The position works closely with internal teams, customers, suppliers, and logistics partners to ensure timely, accurate, and efficient execution of supply chain activities across the group. Key Responsibilities • Support day-to-day supply chain operations across all group business units, including core fulfilment operations, contract packing operations, custom packaging, manufacturing, logistics, and packaging, ensuring orders, materials, and services flow efficiently across the group., • Coordinate contract packing operations by working closely with customers and internal planning teams to schedule jobs in line with capacity, timelines, and material availability, ensuring smooth execution from order confirmation through to completion. This includes raising, processing, and progressing production orders, managing job administration, and coordinating associated invoicing., • Act as the central point of coordination and customer contact for contract packing jobs, providing regular updates on order and job status, progress, and completion, responding to customer queries, and proactively managing issues, changes, or delays as they arise., • Manage the end-to-end administrative processing of contract packing and wider supply chain activities, including order entry and progressing, maintaining job and order documentation, supporting job costing, processing purchase orders, and generating, processing, and reconciling customer and supplier invoices to ensure accuracy against agreed specifications and pricing., • Monitor group-wide raw material requirements, including packaging and manufacturing inputs, and manage the replenishment process. This includes raising, tracking, and progressing purchase orders to ensure correct stock quantities are maintained in line with production plans, contract packing activities, and demand requirements, as well as coordinating deliveries to support manufacturing and distribution operations.., • Support logistics operations by arranging and booking transport for inbound and outbound shipments, preparing and issuing relevant shipping documentation, tracking and progressing deliveries, and proactively following up on delays, discrepancies, or service issues with logistics partners., • Maintain accurate and up-to-date supply chain, order, and financial data across systems, supporting reporting, audits, invoicing, financial reconciliation, and operational visibility across the group., • Previous experience in a supply chain, logistics and / or procurement, • Experience with order processing and order progressing, including customer-facing communication, • Experience raising and processing purchase orders, production orders, and invoices