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Procurement and logistic assistant

Quest Employment
Posted 16 days ago, valid for 5 days
Location

Leicester, Leicestershire LE5, England

Salary

£28,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Salary: Competitive salary (£25-£28 per year)
  • Experience Required: Minimum of 2 years of FMCG experience, preferably in the food industry
  • Responsibilities include coordinating with warehouse team, assisting procurement manager, conducting stock counts, maintaining costs, obtaining logistic quotes, handling product sampling requests, and providing holiday cover
  • Skills required include strong analytical skills, excellent communication abilities, advanced IT skills, methodical work approach, and exceptional attention to detail
  • Benefits include 8-hour day shift, Monday to Friday, holiday entitlement, private medical insurance, sick pay, and access to delicious branded food daily
As a member of the Operations team, your primary responsibilities will include:

Regular Basis:
  • Coordinating with the warehouse team to ensure timely recording of received goods in the system.
  • Assisting the Procurement manager in sourcing new raw materials and packaging as needed.
  • Conducting daily/weekly/monthly stock counts and reconciliations for all raw materials in the factory, addressing any discrepancies.
  • Accurately maintaining the costs of raw materials and packaging in the system.
  • Obtaining logistic quotes for new customer requirements and necessary approval documentation from suppliers.
  • Conducting routine checks of chillers/freezers and filing daily delivery notes.
  • Handling product sampling requests and undertaking project work related to business improvement plans.
  • Ad Hoc Basis:

    • Providing holiday cover for other team members as required.

    Procurement and Logistics:

    • Maintaining and updating procurement schedules daily.
    • Issuing accurate purchase orders and communicating any potential delays or issues to relevant teams.
    • Ensuring suppliers can meet required delivery dates when order confirmations are not received.uality Assurance:
      • Recording micro samples in the system and liaising with senior management for product concessions.
      • Managing non-conformance reports and liaising with the Procurement manager.

      Required skills:

      • Strong analytical skills
      • Excellent written and verbal communication abilities
      • Minimum of 2 years of FMCG experience, preferably in the food industry
      • Advanced IT skills, particularly in Excel (Pivot table, Hlookup, Vlookup, Indexmatch, etc.)
      • Methodical and diligent work approach
      • Exceptional attention to detail
      • Confident and respectful communication style
      • Ability to make decisions and use initiative
      • Capacity to manage multiple tasks and priorities

      • 8-hour day shift, Monday to Friday
      • Competitive salary (£25-£28 per year)
      • Holiday and bank holiday entitlement
      • Private medical insurance and sick pay
      • Access to delicious branded food daily

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