Inventory & Purchasing Coordinators

Job Description

Inventory & Purchasing Coordinators (Packaging OR Raw Materials)

Luxury Food Manufacturing

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.