Supply chain planner in Poole, Dorset
Posted by Talent Guardian
£30,000 – £33,000 a year
Poole · Permanent
Location: Poole, Dorset
Salary: £30,000 - £33,000 per annum DOE
Job Type: Full Time, Permanent
The Opportunity:
Talent Guardian are recruiting for an experienced and highly organised Supply Chain Planner to join a well-established and growing business based in Poole, Dorset. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a background in supply chain, purchasing, inventory planning or logistics who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment and taking ownership of their responsibilities.
You'll play a key role in ensuring stock availability, managing supplier relationships and coordinating the smooth movement of goods throughout the supply chain.
We're looking for someone who is analytical, proactive and confident working with data, systems and multiple stakeholders to keep operations running efficiently.
The Role As Supply Chain Planner, your responsibilities will include:
- Running daily MRP processes to identify purchasing and stock requirements.
- Raising and managing purchase orders, ensuring materials and products arrive on time.
- Monitoring stock levels, forecasting demand and preventing potential shortages.
- Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, monitoring performance and resolving delivery issues.
- Coordinating inbound deliveries, shipments and stock movements.
- Liaising with freight forwarders, logistics providers and warehouse teams.
- Supporting import processes and ensuring relevant documentation is completed accurately.
- Managing stock replenishment across warehouse and third-party storage locations.
- Producing reports and analysing supply chain performance to identify trends and improvements.
- Maintaining accurate purchasing, supplier and inventory records within ERP systems.
- Working closely with internal departments to resolve supply issues and improve processes.
- Previous experience in Supply Chain, Purchasing, Inventory Planning, Logistics or Distribution.
- Good working knowledge of ERP and MRP systems.
- Strong Excel skills, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP and data analysis.
- Experience managing suppliers, purchase orders and stock levels.
- Excellent organisational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Confident communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across departments.
- A proactive approach with excellent attention to detail.
- Experience working with international suppliers and imports.
- Knowledge of third-party logistics (3PL) operations.
- Experience within manufacturing, wholesale or distribution.
- An understanding of demand forecasting and inventory optimisation.
- Competitive salary of £30,000 - £33,000 depending on experience.
- Full-time, permanent opportunity based in Poole, Dorset.
- The opportunity to join an established and growing business.
- A varied role with responsibility across purchasing, inventory and supply chain operations.
- The chance to develop your skills and contribute to continuous improvement.
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