Purchasing and Logistics Executive

Location: Cambridge (Hybrid)

Our client is a growing chemicals distributor offering an interesting and varied role to manage purchasing and logistics for importing a range of chemical entities covering a broad range of industries including plastics, polymers, coatings, cosmetics and a range of active ingredients for the food, feed and life science markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Raise Purchase orders with European and overseas suppliers.
  
  
• Coordinate the documentation and movement of products/materials into the UK and to comply with relevant national and international laws and processes.
  
  
• Communicate as necessary with all regulatory authorities and suppliers in relevant territories.
  
  
• Use personal judgement and initiative to develop effective and constructive solutions to challenges and obstacles in import/export activity and procedures.
  
  
• Monitor Purchase order status and manage risk to ensure effective and timely procurement and stock replenishment.
  
  
• Liaise with Product Management and Warehousing on all matters influenced by or reliant upon logistic activities.
  
  
• Work with Accounts Payable to ensure that invoices match agreed pricing and monitor on time payments.
  
  
• Investigate, plan and implement strategically effective methods of transport.
  
  
• Monitor freight rates and ensure effective communication to Product Management and Operations.
  
  Technical skills
  
  
• 3-5 years work experience within logistics and supply chain.
  
  
• Knowledge of import procedures.
  
  
• A knowledge of the regulations concerning the importation of food, feed and life science ingredients into the UK would be an advantage.
  
  
• Familiar with Incoterms 2020.
  
  
• Must be adept in use of MS Office 2000 and CRM & ERP experience (SAP S/4HANA).
  
  Personal Skills
  
  
• Excellent communication and people skills with a polite, tactful and friendly attitude.
  
  
• Ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own initiative.
  
  
• Attention to detail with strong planning and organisational skills.
  
  
• A good understanding of the needs of customers.
  
  
• The ability to meet targets and deadlines.
  
  
• You must have the right to work in hte UK - sponsorship is not available