Experienced purchasing coordinator with a strong background in quality management, people management, and supply chain distribution. Proficient in warehouse operations, records management, and relationship building. Demonstrates excellent multitasking abilities, planning and coordination skills, and analytical and critical thinking. Holds HACCP level 3 certification and internal audit training. Skilled in Microsoft Office applications including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Career goal: to leverage extensive expertise in international purchasing and supply chain management to drive organisational success.
● Conducted regular audits to ensure compliance with food safety standards, including HACCP, GMP, BRCGS.
● HACCP Team leader.
● Leading on all audits in factory (BRCGS - achieved AA+ grade for the last 6 years in a row , M&S Select Farm Produce, Red Tractor Traceability Challenge)
● Managing and monitoring all stock on site, ordering all produce and packaging from suppliers.
● Liaising with transport companies for collection and deliveries of produce.
● Carrying out risk assessments and root cause analysis.
● Checking all policies and procedures, making sure they were up to date as well as ensuring all paperwork was being completed in full & correctly.
● All training & development needs.
● Liaising with the company director and the various departments within the business.
● Organising rota’s & booking requested holidays.
● Leading on all audits in factory (BRCGS - achieved AA+ grade for the last 6 years in a row , M&S Select Farm Produce, Red Tractor Traceability Challenge)
● Managing and monitoring all stock on site, ordering all produce and packaging from suppliers.
● Liaising with transport companies for collection and deliveries of produce.
● Liaising with the company director and the various departments within the business.
● Carry out traceability tests & recall tests during audits of the site as and when required.
● Making sure all policies, procedures & processes are up to date as well ensuring all paperwork is being completed in full & correctly.
● To complete monthly food safety audits, internal audits & health and safety audits for various areas of the business.
● Carrying out produce quality assessments on the production lines.
● Quality checks of produce upon arrival on site & generating quality reports to send to the suppliers and other departments within the company.
● Quality checks on despatch, making sure everything leaving site is within the required specifications.
● To complete a weekly glass and hard plastic check.
● To collect, record and monitor shelf-life samples from each production day and record them on excel sheets.
● Purchasing coordinator
● Quality Management
● People Management
● Warehouse operations knowledge
● Records management
● Relationship building
● Supply Chain Management
● International purchasing
● Supply Chain distribution
● Multitasking Abilities
● Planning and coordinator
● Analytical and critical thinking
● Organization and time
● Working well under pressure
● Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
● HACCP level 3 certification
● Internal audit training
● Experience in Quality Management Systems
● IT / Computer literate
● Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)