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Inventory & Purchasing Coordinators

Job Posted: 24 days ago

Salary: £ 35,000 - 40,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Leicestershire

Expire in: 4 days

Job Description

Inventory & Purchasing Coordinators (Packaging OR Raw Materials)
Luxury Food Manufacturing
£35,000 – £40,000 per annum
Leicestershire (On-Site)
About the Business
We are partnering with an established, high-profile luxury food manufacturing business renowned for producing premium products for major UK retailers. Working within a fast-paced production environment, they are seeking two detail-oriented and analytical Inventory & Purchasing Coordinators to join their Operations team.
These roles combine hands-on stock control with operational purchasing, working closely with Production, Technical, and NPD teams to keep the sites running smoothly.
The Roles
Role 1: Inventory & Purchasing Coordinator – Packaging
  * Secondary & primary packaging availability, lead times, and supplier coordination.
  * Maintain packaging forecasts, monitor safety stock, and raise POs aligned with production plans.
  * Work directly with NPD and Marketing on the introduction of new packaging lines and artwork/specification changes.
Role 2: Inventory & Purchasing Coordinator – Raw Materials
  * Focus on ingredients, consumables, shelf life, and allergen compliance.
  * Maintain raw material inventory forecasts, track short-dated or at-risk stock, and raise POs to hit production schedules.
  * Ensure all incoming ingredients strictly meet food safety, quality, and allergen requirements while supporting sitewide traceability audits.
Key Responsibilities (Both Roles)
  * Conduct regular, physical stock counts in the production & warehouses, investigating and resolving any variances promptly.
  * Raise purchase orders against agreed supplier specs/contracts, reconcile deliveries against invoices, and manage pricing/lead-time queries with suppliers.
  * Maintain accurate stock records, analyse inventory flow, and track monthly performance against waste, cost, and stock availability targets.
  * Support site traceability exercises, inventory reconciliations, and continuous improvement projects.
Your Skills & Experience
  * You must be comfortable and confident in the shop floor/warehouse areas to conduct regular physical inventory audits and count reconciliations.
  * Advanced Excel & Systems Skills - Highly competent using spreadsheets (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUPs/XLOOKUPs, data modelling) for inventory & purchasing.
  * Proven track record in stock control, inventory management, purchasing, or supply coordination. Food manufacturing or FMCG background.
  * Strong problem-solving abilities, strong attention to detail, and calm under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
  * Able to liaise effectively with internal stakeholders (Production, Technical, NPD) and external suppliers

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