Inventory Coordinator

• Very Competitive Salary
• 40 Hours Per Week
• Great Team Culture
• Leading Manufacturer

Our client is a leading supplier within the home furnishings sector and due to continued growth, they’re looking for a Inventory Coordinator for their fabrics department.

As an Inventory Coordinator you will liaise with suppliers to ensure the fabric is sourced to a high standard, experience of purchasing from suppliers overseas is essential for this role as well as having basic knowledge of shipping.

The Job

• Establishing initial stock holding figures for base fabrics and coated fabric stocks
• Establish and review stock holding figures
• Assist with reviewing lead times from suppliers to ensure fabric stock cover is always available
• Assist with the monitoring of sales of fabric and work with suppliers and the sales team to minimise the levels of redundant stock
• Ensure Purchase orders are raised and expedited in line with sales and stock demands
• Liaise with suppliers regarding rejected base fabric to ensure they recognise their responsibility to replace reject fabric quickly with perfect base.
• Liaise with the QC team to raise debits against none conformance documentation.
• Create and Maintain Supplier Database of Sampling, Trials and Bulk Production Communication
• Liaise with Suppliers to Ensure Finished Standards and Specifications are available
• Liaise with the production planning team to advise levels of finished stockholding required to fulfil stock levels of finished stock in advance of requirement.
• Use trend analysis to identify sales cycles and provide alerts to appropriate colleagues and fabric suppliers.
• Support with purchasing, shipping and exporting when required.

About you

• Experience in planning, purchasing and managing the flow of materials and supplies through an organisation.
• Experience of sourcing from Europe and the Far East.
• Experience of Fabrics and Textiles
• Familiar with modern inventory management system.
• Ability to train others.
• Experience of using Microsoft AX.
• Basic knowledge of shipping.

For more information please send your CV, in confidence, to James at The Recruitment Fix.