Supply Chain Coordinator

If organisation is your middle name, we want to hear from you! We’re looking for a sharp and meticulous Supply Chain Coordinator to become an integral cog in assisting our Supply Chain Team and ensure we have continuous adequate stock in our warehouses.

The team objective is to ensure we have continuous adequate stock in our warehouses. To succeed, you ’ll have excellent organisational skills, a proactive, can-do attitude, and be eager to join our Tropic family, helping ensure we’re stocked and ready to deliver our planet-positive, powerful beauty products to our customers.

Responsibilities will include (but not limited to):

• Follow the f orecast to meet the packaging requirements and sending POs when needed, considering the lead times in place.
• Manage the full life cycle of purchases , including obtaining quotations, price negotiation, chasing suppliers and refund requests for non-compliant goods.
• Arrange shipping and logistics; analyse and obtain the best transportation prices.
• Assist in planning production and monitor work in progress within production to ensure any component supply issues are addressed in time.
• Manage orders and component stock with our subcontractors.
• Prioritise component deliveries to ensure timely deliveries to meet production schedules and effectively communicate all information to the affected teams.
• Liaising with the Supply Chain Planner and Supply Chain Manager to understand the production schedule.
• Running reports and maintaining/updating software and databases in Excel and/or Netsuite Software.
• Preparing cost analyses and reports to evaluate cost-efficient levels of stock and prices.
• Attend production meetings and provide a concise summary of any component availability issues which could impact our ability to meet production plans.
• Communicate weekly and monthly plans for the W rapping department .
• Manage packaging stock control.
• Manage stock control in Fourfront .
• Working with NPD to organise ordering requirements for la unches.
• Working with the Quality teams and Goods In to monitor rejects.
• Working closely with accounts, warehouse, production planning and stock control.
• Manage certain projects assigned to the Supply Chain Manager.

About You

• A minimum of two years' experience within a similar Supply Chain Coordinator role.
• Strong planning experience .
• Excellent planning and organi s ation skills.
• Strong numeracy skills.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Computer literacy: MS Excel – intermediate level compulsory ( sumifs /pivot tables/ VlookUps / HlookUps ) .
• Good understanding of procurement/supply chain procedures.

Additional

• Full time: 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday.
• Office is conveniently located just 3-minute walk from Beddington Lane Tram stop, which is connected to East Croydon and Wimbledon - both 20 minutes away. Approx. 30 - 35 minutes travel time from South / South West London.
• On-site parking is available.
• 25 days annual leave plus other fantastic perks!
• Starting salary: £ 30,000 per annum , depending on experience.
• Position is available immediately.

About Us

At Tropic, beauty means the world to us. This powerful drive to make a positive impact has seen Tropic grow from our founder and CEO, Susie, selling jam jars of Body Smooth at Greenwich Market, to one of the UK’s fastest-growing beauty businesses on a mission to protect the planet and people, one product at a time.

We have a plant-powered, clinically proven, and multi-award-winning range boasting over 10,000 5\* Trustpilot reviews and 300+ industry awards (and counting...). As well as donating 10% of profits to charities and good causes (United World Schools, The Trussel Trust, and Reef Restoration Foundation, to name a few!), our products are freshly made at our Surrey HQ, with ingredients sustainably sourced from tropical regions around the world, and certified vegan, cruelty-free and CarbonNeutral®.

Healthier. Greener. More empowered – that’s the Infinite Purpose behind everything we do. Does this ethos sound like you? If you’re a skincare and planet enthusiast, our dynamic, diverse, and talented team needs you!

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Wellness programme
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Croydon