Purchasing Category Coordinator

Location: Weldon

A fabulous opportunity has arisen for a Purchasing Category Coordinator to join the team with our prestigious client Marshalls Land Systems at their site in Cambridge, this is a fantastic temp to perm opportunity Rate of Pay £20.00PH PAYE

Key requirements:

• Previous experience in purchasing and supply chain management, ideally within a manufacturing environment.
• Hands-on and proactive approach – someone who picks up tasks, takes ownership and drives them through to completion.
• Able to work independently with limited supervision and prioritise effectively.
• Strong communication and coordination skills, with the ability to align suppliers, Production, Engineering, Planning and other internal stakeholders.
• Confident in following up suppliers, chasing actions and resolving delivery, availability and supply issues.
• Good commercial and purchasing understanding, including RFQs, quotations, purchase orders, lead times, supplier management and expediting.
• Comfortable dealing with changing priorities and working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a practical, solution-oriented mindset.
• Good attention to detail, particularly around parts, quantities, delivery dates and requirements.
• Able to identify issues early, escalate appropriately and keep relevant stakeholders informed.
• Good IT skills, particularly Excel and ERP/MRP systems experience with IFS would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Professional and confident when communicating with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Ideally available to start at short notice. Person profile:
We are looking for someone who is practical, organised, assertive and self-motivated. The right person should not need to be given a list of tasks every morning – they should be able to identify what needs doing, coordinate the relevant people and keep things moving until the issue is resolved.