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Purchasing AND Supply Chain Coordinator

Ref: 643381

London, UK

£35,000

  • Permanent
  • EU-UK Procurement
  • International Freight Coordination
  • Customs Compliance

About the candidate

A London-based Purchasing and Supply Chain Coordinator with hands-on experience across EU-UK procurement, international road and sea freight, customs documentation and chilled/frozen FMCG logistics. They are confident managing supplier relationships, coordinating 3PL carriers, keeping shipment records accurate and resolving issues quickly to keep orders moving on time.

They bring strong Excel and data management skills, alongside multilingual communication in Italian, English and Spanish. With experience across FMCG, retail, e-commerce and commercial operations, they offer a practical, organised approach to purchasing, stock control, freight coordination and stakeholder management.

What makes them great?

  • Strong operational impact: Has supported purchasing and order management across 500+ SKUs and 20+ supplier accounts, helping maintain service levels and resolve supply chain issues.
  • Proven results focus: Contributed to an approximate 15% year-on-year sales uplift in a retail and e-commerce environment, while consistently achieving conversion targets of around 25%.
  • Process and accuracy mindset: Improved stock accuracy by around 10% in an operations role and supported digitalisation of admin and invoicing processes to improve data reliability.

Areas of expertise

  • Procurement & supplier coordination: Experienced in managing purchasing activity across 70+ EU suppliers, checking pricing, quantities, Incoterms and supplier performance.
  • International logistics & compliance: Skilled in sea and road freight coordination, temperature-controlled FTL/LTL transport, customs clearance, IPAFFS and SPS documentation.
  • Inventory & reporting: Confident with stock monitoring, Excel reporting, KPI tracking, freight invoice reconciliation and maintaining accurate shipment data.