Purchasing & Supply Chain Coordinator

Job Details

Location: Bath
Job Type: Permanent
Salary: £30000 - £32000 per annum
Sector: Manufacturing and Production
Job Posted: 27 days ago
Contact: Sarah Collins
Contact Email: Sarah.Collins@thrivegroup.co.uk
Job Start Date: ASAP
Application Expiry Date: 06/10/2026
Job Reference: 972853_1788882348

Full Job Description

Thrive Trowbridge are delighted to be working with our client in Bath who are actively seeking to engage a Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordinator to join their busy team.

What you will be doing:

  • Managing the end to end ordering process
  • Monitoring forecasts, sales and stock levels
  • Placing and tracking purchase orders
  • Working with Far East suppliers on pricing, production and shipping
  • Coordinating new launches and reprints
  • Monitoring inventory and preventing stock shortages
  • Analysing KPIs and identifying opportunities to improve
  • Maintaining accurate product costs, pricing and system data
  • Solving problems quickly and keeping everything on trac

What you will need to succeed:

  • 2+ years' experience in forecasting / demand planning
  • Strong Excel, numerical and analytical skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and organisation
  • Purchasing/procurement experience, ideally within FMCG or a product environment
  • Confident negotiating with suppliers
  • A proactive, hands-on approach
  • Someone who enjoys working at pace and taking ownership
  • Mandarin and/or Cantonese language skills

What you will receive in return :

  • To £32,000 DOE
  • 100% office based
  • Monday to Friday, full-time
  • Private medical
  • Free parking
  • The chance to work locally with a unique product portfolio

If this role of Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordinator sounds of interest and you would like to be considered, please contact : sarah.collins@thrivegroup. co.uk

Thrive Group are acting as an employment agency in relationship to this vacancy.

If you have not heard from a consultant within 7 days, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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