Supply Chain & Inventory Coordinator

Company: Confidential
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Location: Croydon
Job Description:

Supply Chain & Inventory Coordinator

Manage supplier contracts and vendor relationships to ensure value, service, quality and supply continuity across allocated spend categories.

Key Responsibilities

  • Supply Chain Contract Development
    • Act as lead contact for supplier contracts and commercial matters
    • Build strong supplier relationships
    • Source and assess alternative suppliers
    • Inventory and stock
    • Analyse tender responses and present recommendations
    • Identify commercial and operational risks
    • Support sourcing and cost reduction initiatives
  • Contract & Supplier Management
    • Partner with internal stakeholders across sites
    • Ensure implementation and compliance with group agreements
    • Address stakeholder concerns during contract rollouts
    • Monitor supplier performance against KPIs and SLAs
    • Lead supplier review meetings
    • Drive continuous improvement initiatives
    • Manage NCRs, delivery issues and service failures
  • Reporting & Data Analysis
    • Produce monthly contract performance reports
    • Track:
      • Spend by category
      • Cost savings
      • Cost avoidance
      • Supplier performance
      • Market trends
  • Administration
    • Maintain systems and records
    • Manage:
      • Contract databases
      • Spend logs
      • Supplier rosters
      • Credit score reports
      • Supplier onboarding documentation
    • Support new supplier onboarding
    • Prepare procurement meeting minutes and actions
    • Reconcile monthly company card spend
    • Provide monthly activity reports

Required Skills

  • Commercial analysis
  • Negotiation, Tenders and influencing
  • Supplier relationship management
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • KPI monitoring
  • Report writing
  • Advanced Excel skills
  • Strong numerical ability

Key Behaviours

  • Team player
  • Strong communicator
  • Detail-oriented
  • Problem solver
  • Self-motivated
  • Continuous improvement mindset
  • Effective listener
  • Comfortable with occasional travel

Personal Attributes

  • Confident
  • Resilient
  • Flexible
  • Reliable
  • Honest
  • Respectful
  • Professional
  • Approachable

Ideal Background

  • Procurement, purchasing or supply chain experience
  • Experience managing suppliers and contracts
  • Strong commercial awareness
  • Experience analysing spend and delivering savings

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Posted: October 5th, 2026