Supply Chain Coordinator

Location: Hybrid 4/5 days a week from home - Must live in Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire or Hertfordshire in order to attend regular team meetings.

Join a Fast-Growing, Global Operations Team Making a Real Impact

My client is a rapidly expanding business that delivers tailored catering and supply chain solutions to major travel and hospitality brands across the UK and Europe. With a multi-million-pound operation that's scaling fast, they're now seeking a proactive, organised and analytical Supply Chain Coordinator to help keep everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

This is the perfect role for someone who loves structure, thrives on responsibility and takes pride in staying one step ahead. You'll be at the heart of the operational engine, working with suppliers, production units and internal teams to ensure stock, orders, data and processes are accurate, efficient and always moving.

If you enjoy problem‑solving, communicating clearly and working independently in a remote environment, this could be your ideal next step.

What You'll Be Doing

This is a hands‑on, varied role where no two days look the same. You will:

Own purchase orders, stock accuracy and supplier communication

Manage and update purchase orders, receipts, stock levels and supporting the AP/AR team

Work directly with production partners to ensure products meet required specs

Follow up on non-conformance issues and drive resolution

Maintain accurate supplier and warehouse performance dataKeep operations moving

Forecast and place orders well ahead of schedule

Monitor and maintain key operational spreadsheets

Ensure Xero data is accurate and invoices are matched correctly

Chase suppliers and stakeholders proactivelyCommunicate with precision

Send clear, specific, purposeful messages to suppliers

Provide same-day responses to production units and partners

Keep customers and internal teams informed, especially on time-sensitive tasksTake full ownership of your workload

Track all tasks using ClickUp or structured systems

Complete tasks without reminders and follow through to the end

Work confidently and independently in a remote environment

Bring ideas, questions and curiosity to team meetingsSolve problems and think ahead

Troubleshoot issues before escalating

Apply strong numeracy skills to stock, cost and margin calculations

Improve processes and contribute to continuous improvement projects

What My Client Is Looking For

Essential Skills & Behaviours

Strong Excel capability (formulas, search and structured data)

Confident with numbers, able to calculate percentages, margins, variances

Highly organised, reliable and accountable

A proactive communicator who chases answers, not deadlines

Comfortable working autonomously in a remote environment

Curious, engaged, ready to ask questions and contribute ideas

Resilient and able to support the team during busy periods

Desirable Experience

Experience in operations, supply chain, food production, distribution or logistics

Experience with Xero accounting software

Exposure to international or domestic freight

Additional languages (Spanish is a bonus)

Education

Degree or equivalent experience in an operational/administrative role

Why You'll Love Working Here

You'll join a small, supportive, close‑knit team

Your ideas and input will genuinely matter

You'll gain exposure to global supply chain operations

You'll enjoy autonomy, trust and the ability to make your mark

You'll be working with a business that's growing quickly, bringing opportunity to grow and develop

If you're proactive, detail-driven and love making things run like clockwork… this role is for you.

Apply now and become a key part of my client's next stage of growth.

Please be aware this advert will remain open until the vacancy has been filled. Interviews will take place throughout this period, therefore we encourage you to apply early to avoid disappointment.

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