The role:As a Junior Supply Chain Coordinator in our Dublin distribution centre, your mission will be to drive improvements in our supply chain.  You will work hand in hand with our supply chain operations team, our 3rd party P&P operations team, our Production team and our suppliers to drive improvements in our Supply Chain operations. KPIs you will influence include cost of goods sold, food waste, OTIFIQ (On Time, In Full, In Quality), ingredient quality error rates. 

What you will do:

• Be the main point of contact between Supply Chain Ops, FSQA and Production teams. You will offer DC (Distribution Centre) presence to be the eyes and ears of the buyers, answer and also resolve queries on procurement-related topics
• Provide physical presence on key receiving days to monitor supplier OTIFIQ performance and support QC (Quality Check) / inbounding team to flag emergencies to buyers. 
• Follow up on inbound time inaccuracies with suppliers. Feedback key observations to buyers and category managers and work on resolutions with the Supply Chain team and suppliers.
• Support buyers in their daily investigations of operational errors (counts / FIFO / missing stock). You are the first point of escalation for the warehouse in the event of major difficulties during product inbounding.
• Be in charge of managing the emergency and replenishment supply of our ingredients to ensure our customers receive high-quality ingredients on time.

What we are looking for: 

• Demonstrated experience (2+ years) in a procurement, supply chain or operations role, preferably within the food or beverage industries.
• You are passionate about problem solving and you are an excellent communicator and team player.
• You know how to be proactive and a driving force: you feel responsible for your work and are not afraid to roll up your sleeves to get things done.
• Detail-oriented, organised, with proven ability to multitask and work under pressure
• Experience dealing with (food) suppliers
• English fluency is a must