About: The Barbour story began in 1894 in South Shields in the North East of England. Founder John Barbour began supplying oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen and dockers. These first weather resistant items quickly established Barbour’s reputation for innovation and quality. Today, Barbour remains a fifth generation family business. Under the leadership of Chairman Dame Margaret Barbour, Barbour has grown into a lifestyle brand sold in over 55 countries worldwide including Europe, the US and Asia offering a wardrobe of stylish functional clothing, footwear and accessories inspired by the unique values of the British countryside. The iconic Barbour Bedale and Barbour Beaufort wax jackets continue to be made by hand in the factory in South Shields. Barbour International, the collection for men and women inspired by Barbour’s motorcycle heritage established in 1936, is now a separate standalone brand with its own identity.
Barbour has an exciting opportunity for a Supply Chain Coordinator to join our Supply Chain team based at our Head Office in South Shields. The purpose of this role is to assist in the control and delivery of your category product range, ensuring finished goods are supplied from our international supply base to our worldwide distribution centres to the agreed quantities, costs, and timelines.
Responsibilities of the Supply Chain Coordinator:
Ensure Purchase Orders are raised accurately and in a timely manner.
Liaise with Technical and Quality Assurance teams to highlight priorities and ensure key milestones within the critical path are met.
Monitor Purchase Order progress with regular Supplier meetings, including UK & Overseas Factory visits.
Update and maintain Infor M3 (our Business System) to reflect accurate data from factory WIP reports and shipping documents.
Review the POBE to ensure key sales priorities are expedited with Suppliers & freight options are maximised.
Ensure Purchase Orders are delivered "on time", optimising our Customer Order fulfilment.
Maintain PO plans to reflect true delivery position, including capacity constraints, factory closures, holidays, transportation lead times, etc.
Liaise with freight forwarders to review and approve bookings.
Manage the ordering and delivery of samples for seasonal launches.
Achieve "on time" delivery for product Purchase Orders.
Raise Purchase Orders, plan, monitor, re-prioritise and expedite.
Ensure the Business System data accurately reflects production plans and delivery schedules.
Liaise with factories and freight forwarders to arrange cost and time efficient shipping.
Ensure key samples are ordered and delivered on time.
What Barbour is looking for:
Experience of production planning.
Experience of working with freight forwarders.
Proven experience in building strong working relationships and influencing key stakeholders to drive high category performance.
Experience of working with an offshore supply base desirable.
High level of numeracy skills.
Strong Excel skills with experience in creating formulae and pivot tables.
Competent level of IT packages: Microsoft Office.
Excellent communication skills, to build strong relationships internally and externally of the department.
High level of attention to detail - able to provide accurate information the first time.
Time management skills to enable effective prioritisation and decision-making.
Ability to work in a fast-paced and challenging environment.
Does not get fazed when faced with challenges; enjoys finding solutions and improving processes.
Able to independently prioritise and organise your own workload whilst working within a small team.
Flexibility to be able to travel overseas.
Experience in garment and general procurement is a plus.
CIPS Diploma is a plus.
Barbour Benefits:
Discretionary Company bonus scheme
Staff discount
Staff shop
Healthcare cash plan
25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays
Access to training and development activities to support your career development
