Procurement Coordinator

Donald Russell is a quality food business with a rich heritage in butchery based in Inverurie, Aberdeenshire. With three key arms to our business, we have been supplying hotel and restaurants groups in the UK since 1974 including Malmaison, Hotel Du Vin, 63^rd, La Relais de Venise and The Goring to name a few. Our trade export arm exports to markets around the world including Europe and Asia, and we have been selling direct to consumers via our website and contact centre for almost 30 years.

Sourcing the highest quality products is a critical part of our business, and in support of this we are looking for a Procurement Coordinator to join the team. Reporting into our Procurement Manager, the Procurement Coordinator owns the purchasing of ingredients whilst also supporting raw material and finished goods procurement. This is a varied role within a small team, making it a great opportunity to make a real impact on our business and our employee experience.

Main responsibilities include:

• Owning the purchasing of ingredients, looking to negotiate and achieve savings.
• Liaising with outsourced suppliers to plan and place orders in line with the trading plan.
• Supporting the Procurement Managers with departmental admin as required.
• Organising samples for NPD (New Product Development) photography with outsourced suppliers and in house production teams.
• Building strong relationships with our key suppliers.
• Monitoring inbound deliveries and highlight any discrepancies with suppliers and the wider team.
• Completing intake administration.
• Monitoring purchase orders and quantity of product received and ensure internal and external Stock counts are completed as required by the business.
• Resolving finance invoice queries in a timely manner.
• Providing product availability status when required.

About you:

To be successful in this role you should have;

• Previous experience of effectively managing and working in a food business (preferred).
• The ability to work accurately under pressure.
• The ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing deadlines.
• Excellent communications skills and the ability to develop strong working relationships with suppliers and with a variety of internal stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• A willingness to learn.
• Strong planning, organisation and time management skills. 
• Excellent numeracy skills.

Over and above these requirements, it is hugely important that you share our values and behaviours; Treat every £ as your own, Honesty, Integrity, Unity and Customer focused.

Working for Donald Russell:

We offer some great perks and benefits including a competitive salary, company pension, 31 days annual leave - increasing to 34 days with service, generous staff discount, life assurance, an employee wellbeing service and a paid volunteering day each year.

We are also committed to building an inclusive workplace and as such support flexible and part-time working arrangements.