Total 186 Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory job vacancies in Erith, Kent, DA8 3BN

Procurement Executive
Fresh Produce

• Site-based role in North Kent
• Monday to Friday, salary £40 to £45K (DOE)

Are you looking for a new procurement role where you can use your excellent relationship-building skills to influence customers and suppliers? If you answer yes, and have excellent IT & ERP skills, read on…..

The Company
A leading business in the world of fresh produce, that works closely with local and global suppliers and provides their product to retail, wholesale and foodservice sectors across the UK.

The Role
The position will see you managing a wide range of duties and responsibilities, these include.
• Manage communications between suppliers, buyers and customers (M&S)
• Take care of customer order forecasts, advise on stock availability, daily customer stock calls
• Plan order demand vs availability, daily support for your Buyer
• Manage customer portals, Purchase Orders (PO’s), price confirmations, shortage escalations
• Work closely with your suppliers, always maintaining excellent communications

Your Skill & Experience
To be considered for this role you will need.
• Experience with fresh produce for retail, ideally managing M&S
• Strong knowledge of end-to-end supply chain & procurement
• Excellent forecasting and stakeholder engagement
• Ideally Advanced Excel, strong computer skills and ERP system experience
• Excellent negotiation & communication skills

We are looking for Warehouse Operatives on a temporary basis from 12th August until November 2024.

We require Warehouse Operatives on the 7am - 3pm shift, Monday to Friday. This role pays £12.50ph with half hour unpaid lunch.

You will be picking orders around the warehouse using a handheld scanner.

When picking and packing in the warehouse you will ensure that orders are handled correctly, assembled and dispatched in a timely fashion to meet customer requirements.

Job sheets can vary from one item to large orders.

Benefits of joining our Temps team: * Weekly pay on a Friday - smooth payment process * Working with committed and highly experienced recruitment consultant CVs in Word Format

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Our client, on the outskirts of Canterbury, is currently looking to add to their existing team with a new role - a Purchasing Administrator within the Purchasing department.

This is a permanent role paying £27,000 to £30,000 p/a, dependant on experience.

Monday to Friday 9am to 5.30pm (37.50hrs PW) - office based for a while but hybrid could be an option in a year or so. 21 days holiday rising to 26 days with service plus bank holidays. Medicash, parking and pension, Bupa at a later date.

Working closely with the long established Purchasing Manager who is extremely supportive, knowledgeable, and driven with great training being provided, with opportunities to develop your career further within Purchasing for the right candidate. Due to location, you will be required to have your own transport.

As Purchasing Administrator, your responsibilities will include:

• Purchase products (direct and indirect), materials, and services required to fulfil sales orders on time
• Maintain strong working relationships with suppliers through regular communication.
• Coordinate with hauliers and suppliers to schedule collections and deliveries of goods.
• Manage stock levels and schedule deliveries to maximise production efficiency.
• Keep accurate records of purchases, suppliers, and deliveries
• Monitor supplier quality and delivery performance.
• Provide general administrative support to the Manager and team.

The person:

• Previous experience within Administration, ideally within the purchasing or procurement
• Excellent knowledge of MS Excel and Outlook.
• To possess excellent organisational and communication skills
• Great team player
• Attention to detail and the ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.

CVs in Word Format.

If you are interested in this rewarding opportunity, please email Mandy Potton: m.potton@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk or call for a confidential discussion on 01304 806902.
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The Job

• Working as part of a team providing excellent customer service wherever there is interaction with one of our customers
• Using specialist equipment such as the sawmill, paint mixers and forklifts
• We sell building materials, so there will be an element of manual handling, we can make reasonable adjustments if you need them
• Merchandising stock displays and replenishing shelves across the branch
• The contracted hours for this role are 37 or more

What's in it for you?

Here at Selco, we value our colleagues, and you will be entitled to a whole host of benefits when working with us. We offer a wide range of lifestyle perks, including;

• Free health cash plan, making it easy for you and your family to get the healthcare you need and claim back the costs.
• Profit Based bonus scheme, up to £175 per month.
• Discounts and offers at thousands of retailers, cinemas, restaurants, amusement parks and gyms.
• Generous staff discount on all products sold in store.
• Competitive company pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Holiday Buying.
• Free life assurance.
• Share save scheme.

At Selco, the opportunities for professional growth and development are limitless. We actively support and encourage internal advancements through a fully developed and supported career path, with plenty of training opportunities along the way to help you develop the career path you want.

About Us

Fancy developing your career with the UK's fastest growing builders' merchants? We're on the lookout for enthusiastic and ambitious individuals with a 'can do' attitude to help us serve the nation's tradespeople.

We won't pretend it's not hard work and at times a challenging environment however you'll be working with some great people and in return we offer a first-class rewards package.

We're growing year-on-year with no signs of slowing down. With new branches opening their doors nationwide, this is your chance to be a part of our exciting journey and build your career with Selco.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a work environment that is diverse, inclusive and welcoming to all. Our aim is for Selco colleagues to be a true representation of all sections of society. We are committed to the Health and Safety of our Colleagues being our top priority.

Warehouse Stock Checker - Snodland - £22,912

Own transport required

The position

• This is a full time permanent position based at our customers distribution centre in Snodland
• Rate of pay: £22,912 per annum
• Weekly hours: 37.5 hours plus daily 30-min unpaid break
• Shift Patterns: 5 out of 7 - Various 8 hour shifts between 06:00-22:00 (including weekends and night shifts)
• Working Environment - Chilled

A day in the life of a Warehouse Operative

As a Warehouse Operative, you will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team in what can be described as a fast-paced and target driven environment to ensure the stock entering or leaving the depot is accurate.

Our activities vary, so often, you may be required to work across multiple different workstreams such as Goods Inbound checks, Picker Accuracy audits and Load Adherence checks most of which require periods of manual handling.

Job activities

• Audit the Inbound accuracy of supplier deliveries on the GFR program.
• Audit Picker accuracy of stock destined for stores and fully investigate all errors found.
• Adhere to agreed audit and error verification procedures at all times.
• Maintain integrity at all times.
• Ensure the expected productivity levels are achieved, in line with customer expectations.
• Review daily targets in line with customer expectations.

RAS Benefits

• Competitive salary with optional pension scheme
• Regular overtime is available
• Free onsite parking & subsidised canteen
• Full training to help you perform at your best
• Recognition Awards and Incentives
• Genuine career progression
• Refer a friend bonus

Job specifics

• Able to actively respond to both verbal instructions and audible warning devices
• The ability to communicate well, both written and verbally.
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word

About RAS

Retail & Asset Solutions are an innovative and market-leading organisation providing audit services to some of the UK and Europe's largest Food, DIY and Apparel retailers. We engage, listen and work with our customers in a way they can trust, often operating as an extension of their own teams to deliver value-added business.

At RAS Supply Chain we have developed specialised expertise in supply chain assurance services. This helps retailers track and verify goods received from suppliers by checking pick and compliance accuracy, as well as easily integrating with customer IT systems to provide real-time management information.

As leaders in innovation, we embrace new technologies and concepts. We were the first company to use barcode scanning with bespoke reporting, and we were also the first to implement wireless RF data transmission. In the Supply Chain field we are the only organisation providing the end-to-end GFR service to retailers and suppliers. In our ongoing quest for innovation, we continue to research and develop solutions by working collaboratively with our customers and by identifying opportunities to drive sales and combat loss.

With approximately 3,500 employees, we have the largest pool of multi-skilled retail trained colleagues located throughout the UK and Ireland. We also have a fleet of over 70 minibuses ready to deliver count teams to any site in the UK, enabling us to deliver greater consistency in personnel and performance.

This role is being handled by Retail & Asset Solutions (RAS). To discuss this vacancy or any other great positions we have please call us on 01689 879444 for a confidential chat about working for our business.

By applying to this role, you are consenting to Retail & Asset Solutions to hold and process your data in compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations. If you have any questions or wish to exercise your right to access, erase or restrict the holding or processing of your data then please contact us at applications@retailassetsolutions.com and we will respond to your query as soon as possible.

Working for a global manufacturer in the Folkestone area, as Materials Specialist you will be responsible for strategic and tactical materials management functions, acting as a liaison among all business units impacted by materials management, including Supply chain, Demand planning, Supply Planning, Global Manufacturing Services and manufacturing plants, contractors and direct material suppliers

The role

• Managing materials supply and inventory throughout transitions, launches, and discontinuations
• Ordering of requirements to satisfy production and ensure OTIF at all related plants
• Working with key suppliers and EU Procurement to ensure flow of information critical to effective materials management.
• Developing raw material inventory targets for key suppliers and plants.
• Updating, tracking and report periodically across required business units.
• Working closely with procurement, suppliers, and planning to ensure supplier capacity information is communicated effectively and encorporated into planning processes
• Manage daily operation performance - workload balancing and scheduling
• Driving value and develop continuously improving business processes
• Resolving and effectively communicating impact of supply issues.
• Provide tactical and strategic leadership in planning and procurement.

With high-level communication skills, you should be able to demonstrate your ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams and engage with stakeholders effectively. Your analytical and commercial acumen will be at the fore of your skills-set along with your end-to-end supply chain experience. Ideally CIPS qualified, your experience will have been gained from a multi-national business, working across borders.

CVs in Word Format to j.stevens@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk
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We have an opportunity to join an expanding company on the Medway City Estate working in their warehouse. You must have current Counterbalance and Reach forklift certificates.

You will need to have experience of working within a fast paced warehouse as well as using an IT stock control system.

Duties include

• Customer order picking
• Goods in unloading and racking away
• Loading/unloading lorries
• Picking materials and ingredients for production work
• Putting away pallets from production into racking
• Tidying the warehouse
• Cover for other team members
• Assisting other departments when required
• Complete ad-hoc tasks as required

This is a 6pm to 6am role, working a 4 on and 4 off rota.

You will need to apply with an up to date CV to be considered.

There is free on-site parking

Email Lucy at l.wildish@newappointmentsgroup.co.uk if you would like further information.

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We are looking for Warehouse/FLT drivers In Dartford.

Rates: up to £13.20 per hour

shift pattern: 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm or 10pm-6am

Shift length: 8 hours

mornings, afternoons and nights

5 days on 2 days off - must have flexibility as shift will include weekend working as part of the rota

Duties as a full time FLT/Warehouse

• Working in a team environment in a safe manner adhering to site Health & Safety regulations and Safe Systems of Work
• moving and locating stock accurately and efficiently - FLT drivers

• picking and stacking stock on to LLOP - LLOP drivers
• Operating Mechanical Handling Equipment
• Checking of picked stock and assembled loads prior to dispatch
• Heavy lifting up to 30kg may be required
• Other duties may be required

Benefits of working as a FLT/Counterbalance/Reach driver LLOP driver:

• Permanent position
• Immediate start
• Weekly wages
• On-site canteen
• Company pension
• Accrued holidays
• Wagestream - flexible wages
• Free on site secured parking

Challenge-trg Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy

We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) in all our employment practices to all employees, temporary workers, and applicants for employment without regard to age, gender reassignment, married or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity leave, disability, race including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

HRGO are recruiting for a Warehouse Operative on behalf of our client in Hythe.

Duties include:

• Assembling of foldable furniture/ tables
• Unloading and loading of vehicles
• Stock checks
• Preparing and completing warehouse orders

Skills Required:

• Good Organisational skills
• Reliability
• Flexible to take on various tasks
• Able to meet physical demands of the job role
• Team Player

Previous working experience within a warehouse environment is essential to be considered for this role. Hours of work are Monday - Friday, 08.00 - 16.30.

This will start as a temporary position but has the opportunity for a permanent contract for the right candidate. If you feel you have the relevant experience, we encourage you to apply with an up-to-date CV!

Purchase Ledger needed in Dover!

We are recruiting for an experienced Purchase Ledger to join a team in Dover on a temporary basis for around 3 months.

Previous purchase ledger experience is essential, along with intermediate excel and communication skills. SAP experience is also beneficial for this role.

Duties include:

• Ensure invoices are entered to the system and suppliers paid in a timely manner
• Reconciliation of goods in, goods receipt account and supplier statements
• Checking and processing credit card returns
• Invoice entry
• Support with cash allocations
• Handling expenses
• Assist in preparation of payment runs
• Ad hoc financial duties

For any further details please contact New Appointments Group on 01304 227722.

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Store Manager - Tonbridge
11 York Parade, Tonbridge TN10 3NP
£31,900 - £37,500 plus great benefits


We're looking for a skilled Store Manager to join our retail team. This full-time Store Manager role comes with a competitive salary and brilliant benefits package.

As a Store Manager, you'll help to deliver our store purpose by guiding the commercial and community strategies in your store. You'll also lead your team to provide a great shopping experience, helping them to learn and grow so they can bring our 'Co-operating for a Fairer World' vision to life for customers and members.

In this role, you can expect to:

* Empower your team to deliver great service, personally promoting the Co-op difference to customers and members
* Build an inclusive culture where everyone can speak up and share their views
* Develop your team through regular performance conversations to help them reach their potential
* Make sure the store is safe, legal and operational
* Manage and optimise your store's commercial performance, recruit new team members and manage HR processes

You'll need experience of guiding and developing a team and working in a busy, service-focused environment. Good communication skills are essential, and you should be able to coach, motivate and inspire your team. You'll also need:

* Resilience and great problem solving skills
* The ability to understand and analyse commercial information
* Willingness to roll up your sleeves and support the team with delivery of store activities

In return for your passion and commitment, you'll get a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes an annual bonus (based on personal and business performance), 36 days holiday including bank holidays (rising with service) and 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores all year-round. You'll also get:

* A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
* Wagestream app - giving access to a percentage of your pay as you earn it
* YuLife app - rewarding you for exercising with discounts and vouchers
* Cycle to work scheme
* Coaching and training to support your career development

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.

If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process.

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing.

We reserve the right to remove a vacancy before the scheduled closing date.

The Job

• Working as part of a team providing excellent customer service wherever there is interaction with one of our customers
• Using specialist equipment such as the sawmill, paint mixers and forklifts
• We sell building materials, so there will be an element of manual handling, we can make reasonable adjustments if you need them
• Merchandising stock displays and replenishing shelves across the branch
• The contracted hours for this role are 37 or more

What's in it for you?

Here at Selco, we value our colleagues, and you will be entitled to a whole host of benefits when working with us. We offer a wide range of lifestyle perks, including;

• Free health cash plan, making it easy for you and your family to get the healthcare you need and claim back the costs.
• Profit Based bonus scheme, up to £175 per month.
• Discounts and offers at thousands of retailers, cinemas, restaurants, amusement parks and gyms.
• Generous staff discount on all products sold in store.
• Competitive company pension scheme.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Holiday Buying.
• Free life assurance.
• Share save scheme.

At Selco, the opportunities for professional growth and development are limitless. We actively support and encourage internal advancements through a fully developed and supported career path, with plenty of training opportunities along the way to help you develop the career path you want.

About Us

Fancy developing your career with the UK's fastest growing builders' merchants? We're on the lookout for enthusiastic and ambitious individuals with a 'can do' attitude to help us serve the nation's tradespeople.

We won't pretend it's not hard work and at times a challenging environment however you'll be working with some great people and in return we offer a first-class rewards package.

We're growing year-on-year with no signs of slowing down. With new branches opening their doors nationwide, this is your chance to be a part of our exciting journey and build your career with Selco.

We pride ourselves on being an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a work environment that is diverse, inclusive and welcoming to all. Our aim is for Selco colleagues to be a true representation of all sections of society. We are committed to the Health and Safety of our Colleagues being our top priority.

Keep it Clean!

Job Details

Location: Canterbury

Job Title: In Store Cleaning Manager

Pay Rate: £12.44 per hour

Hours: 35 hours over 6 days

Sunday - Day Off

Monday - 06:00-12:30

Tuesday -06:00-12:30

Wednesday - 06:00-12:30

Thursday - 06:00-12:30

Friday - 06:00-12:30

Saturday -06:00-11:00

About the role

Managing to keep it Clean!

Do you enjoy supervising teams?

Do you get a buzz out of delivering a great cleaning service in a retail environment?

If so, read on….

We're looking to recruit an In-Store Cleaning Manager.

You'll be supervising the team responsible for delivering a high-quality cleaning service to Sainsbury's store, but you'll also be carrying out some cleaning tasks yourself.

You'll support with recruiting and training your Cleaning team, planning their rotas and work patterns, and completing their timesheets so that they get paid correctly.

You will need to have a degree of flexibility with working times required to meet business needs.

Health & Safety is our No.1 priority, so you'll be on top of monitoring and managing this - not just for yourself, but for all others on site. That might sound a bit daunting, but don't worry - we'll provide you with all the equipment and support you need.

To be successful in this role you'll be an experienced team manager who enjoys working in a fast-paced retail environment, with experience of cleaning. In previous roles you'll have been responsible for stock management and time recording, as well as dealing with employee relations matters such as investigations, disciplinaries and performance management.

Don't miss out on this great opportunity, apply today by clicking on the 'apply' button.

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European Procurement Manager

Gravesend

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team as our European Procurement Manager, based at our European Head office in Gravesend, Kent. Joining us on a Permanent Basis, (Monday – Friday 8.30 – 5.30pm), you will receive a competitive salary.

Moove is a leading provider of lubricants and chemicals throughout the UK, Europe, and Asia. We are part of Cosan a Global provider of Energy and Logistics. At our European Head office, we have 200 employees and over 26 different languages spoken. This is a high energy, fast evolving environment. If you love innovation and embrace change, we are the company for you.

As our European Procurement Manager, you will be managing all of Moove’s end to end Procurement activities in Direct and Indirect Categories.

Responsibilities as our European Procurement Manager are to:



Manage strategic partnerships with critical suppliers
Maintain risk management for critical suppliers, raw materials and services
Manage supplier performance
Define and implement procurement strategies for COGS reduction and efficiencies while ensuring business continuity
Advance understanding of the market trends and identify the factors which influence availability and pricing
Consult across the business to provide information regarding supply constraints, pricing initiatives and supplier performance
Demonstrate, lead and encourage best practice within the procurement process to achieve continuous improvement, complexity reduction, and efficiencies
Identify sustainability solutions within the supply chain, including scope 2 and 3 emissions optimisation
Own, manage, improve and ensure compliance with Procurement and Procurement related policies
Optimise Cash Flow by driving improvement of Payment Terms and strategies of Inventory Management improvement
Lead negotiations and strategy with suppliers of Additives, Base Oils, Packaging and Labels
Lead negotiations and strategy with 3rd party manufacturers
Actively develop new suppliers - continuously
Manage Tenders, negotiations and Sourcing plans


Essential Skills required:



Leadership qualities typically acquired through several years of experience (>8 years) in related roles with increasing levels of responsibility
Demonstrated experience in Procurement and Supply Chain management in operations with Manufacturing and distribution across various countries
Established understanding and knowledge of market economics, cost drivers, value chains etc
Strong strategic and analytic approach to procurement with knowledge of strategic sourcing principles and practice
Proven negotiations skills and understanding of strategic supplier/customer dynamics
Expert communication and presentation skills both verbal and written


Desirable Skills


Experience in implementing solutions to develop and achieve sustainability goals
Knowledge of suppliers and products related to the lubricant industry
Knowledge of Manufacturing and S&OP
A sound understanding of commercial and business fundamentals and drivers of the wider lubricants business
Experience with SAP S/4HANA
Management of teams across different countries
Proficiency in French, Portuguese, Spanish
Able to handle pressure
Leadership & Decision Maker


In return for joining us as our European Procurement Manager you will receive:


Competitive Salary
Annual Bonus
25 days holiday plus bank holidays annually (pro-rata)
Contributory pension scheme (company match up to 7%)
Life Assurance 4x basic salary
Lifeworks EAP ad Perks
Free Parking




Interested in becoming a Moover? Join us as our European Procurement Manager and be part of a global organisation who truly value their employees, encourage development and progression. If yes, apply today, we’d love to hear from you!

Please note we endeavour to reply to everyone, but it is not always possible. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, please assume in this instance we have not been able to progress.

Skipper Recruit are looking to speak to mechanical buyers for a position with our valued client based in Ramsgate, Kent.

You must have a mechanical background in plumbing/pipefitting to understand the needs of this role.

Salary of £40k per annum

Company benefits included.