Product Co-ordinator

A Place Where People Matter – Growing our People to Grow Our Business

We’re thrilled that you are exploring career opportunities where you can continue to make a positive difference every day to keep our communities healthy, fed, clean and safe.

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Product Coordinator to join our busy Supplier & Product Management team in Widnes. Within this role you will be responsible for your own suppliers as well as working alongside the Solvents, European Product Managers (EPM’s). Responsible for a portfolio of circa 30kT, you will need to ensure that products are available for sale, pricing is correct, and that all relevant information is up to date to ensure that we drive profitable sales.

• You will act on your own initiative and demonstrate a pro‑active approach to maintaining effective supplier relationships and product information.
• You will be responsible for the preparation of annual targets and budgets, information that is used to measure and review our performance.
• You will negotiate with our suppliers to secure the right prices and terms for purchase of products as well as controlling selling prices to maximise our gross margins.
• You will work closely with the EPM’s and sales teams to ensure we maximise all our opportunities.
• You will set up, monitor and update selling schedules for products.
• You will liaise with our stock controllers to decide forecasts and stock levels.
• You will be responsible to deal with aged stock and implement changes needed to drive continuous improvement.

• Excellent rapport building skills and confidence in negotiation and influencing others.
• Commercially and technically minded with good experience of data manipulation and working with numbers.
• Organised, disciplined self‑starter with a desire to succeed & develop.

Univar Solutions is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on their race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or other protected classification.