Supply Chain Coordinator
Salary: Competitive Plus Benefits
Location: Holborn Store Support Centre and Home, London, EC1N 2HT
Contract type: Fixed-Term Assignment
Business area: Logistics
Closing date: 09 May 2025
Requisition ID: 287533
We’d all like amazing work to do, and real work/life balance. That’s waiting for you right here. Supply Chain and Logistics are the engine room for getting thousands of products from farms and factories, through the business and to our millions of customers every day. We plan around events from barbecue weekends to Sunday roasts, and who wants oven-ready cauliflower cheese to those who prefer to make it from scratch. Insight and data are everything. But so is judgement — if there’s an issue or ambiguity anywhere, we’re the first to spot it. There’s a big transformation going on. That calls for people who champion change, bring others with them, collaborate and communicate. Because those people can go a very long way.
Division/Department - Supply Chain
Location - Holborn Store Support Centre & Home Based
Reporting to - Fresh Activation Manager (C5)
In a nutshell:
As a Supply Chain Coordinator, you will play a key role in the supply chain team by providing administrative support to help drive efficient and effective demand planning and inventory management. Your attention to detail and proactive approach will help maintain supplier relationships and support the overall efficiency of our supply chain processes.
What I am accountable for:
- Data management: Ensure the input of relevant data is provided in a timely manner & all attributes provided for new SKUs & lines are accurately entered into Supply Chain systems.
- Purchase Order Management: Review, manage and amend purchase orders to ensure efficient operations and optimal inventory levels, always considering purchase order management controls
- Supplier Communication: Liaise with suppliers to resolve Purchase Order discrepancies and ensure timely delivery of goods.
- Data Accuracy: Maintain accurate records in the supply chain management system, ensuring all amendments are documented.
- Reporting: Generate reports on purchase order status and inventory levels for review.
- Process Improvement: Identify opportunities for process enhancements to streamline order management and reduce errors.
What I need to know:
Essential
- Attention to Detail: Strong ability to spot discrepancies and ensure accuracy in order processing.
- Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective supplier interaction.
- Analytical Skills: Ability to analyse data and generate reports to support decision-making.
- IT Proficiency: Familiarity with supply chain management software and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel.
Desirable
- Experience in Supply Chain, Procurement or Retail: Experience working in supply chain, procurement or in the Retail sector.
- Knowledge of Retail Operations: Understanding of the retail supply chain environment, particularly in grocery or FMCG sectors.
- Team Collaboration: Experience working in cross-functional teams to achieve common goals.
What I need to show:
Own it
- Always do what you say you’ll do and suggest solutions for problems as you spot them
- Ask questions and contribute honestly to discussions or conversations
- Prioritise your work in line with team or project goals
Make it better
- Willing to try new approaches to improve and simplify
- Embrace variety and open to opportunities to transfer your skills to new challenges
- Seek information to better understand your role and how teams around you operate
- Act on feedback you receive and give accurate and timely feedback to others
Be human
- Show care and respect to everyone
- Seek opportunities to connect with others and build trusted relationships
- Walk in the shoes of your internal and external customers, considering their needs in all you do
Please note we are looking for 1 Full Time position and 1 part time position that will work over weekends.
We are committed to being a truly inclusive retailer so you’ll be welcomed whoever you are and wherever you work. Around here, there’s always the chance to try something new — whether that’s as part of an evolving team or somewhere else across the business - and we take development seriously and promise to support you. We also recognise and celebrate colleagues when they go the extra mile and, where possible, offer flexible working. When you join our team, we’ll also offer you an amazing range of benefits. Here are some of them: Starting off with colleague discount, you'll be able to save 10% on your shopping online and instore at Sainsbury's, Argos, TU and Habitat, and we regularly increase the discount to 15% at points during the year. We've also got you covered for your future with our pensions scheme and life cover. You'll also be able to share in our success as you may be eligible for a performance-related bonus of up to 5% of salary, depending on how we perform. Your wellbeing is important to us too. You'll receive an annual holiday allowance and you can buy up to an additional week's holiday. We also offer other benefits that will help your money go further such as season ticket loans, cycle to work scheme, health cash plans, salary advance (where you can access some of your pay before pay day) as well access to a great range of discounts from hundreds of other retailers. And if you ever need it there is also an employee assistance programme. Moments that matter are as important to us as they are to you which is why we give up to 26 weeks’ pay for maternity or adoption leave and up to 4 weeks’ pay for paternity leave. Please see www.sainsburys.jobs for a range of our benefits (note, length of service and eligibility criteria may apply).
