Supply Chain Assistant (FMCG)
Posted 4 days ago by Principle HR
£38,000 Per year
Fixed-Term
Hybrid
London
Summary: The Supply Chain Assistant role involves supporting customer orders within a global premium spirits business in London. The position requires experience in logistics or customer supply chain environments and focuses on ensuring accurate order processing and timely delivery. The role offers broad exposure across various supply chain functions and emphasizes strong coordination with customers and logistics providers. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with potential for long-term opportunities.
Key Responsibilities:
- Process customer orders accurately and efficiently using SAP
- Coordinate with third-party logistics providers to ensure on-time delivery performance
- Build strong relationships with customers and warehouse partners
- Resolve delivery, stock and supply-related queries
- Support forecasting and supply planning activities
- Liaise with internal finance and operations teams regarding documentation and billing support
- Monitor and manage customer service levels and operational issues
- Support wider supply chain administration and continuous improvement activities
Key Skills:
- Experience within the drinks industry is highly desirable
- FMCG, food & beverage or consumer goods experience also considered
- Previous experience in customer supply chain, logistics coordination, order management or operations support
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Confident using Excel and Microsoft Office
- SAP and/or EDI experience would be advantageous
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
Salary (Rate): £39000 yearly
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: fixed-term
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Supply Chain Assistant (Customer Orders)
- London | Hybrid (3 days office / 2 days home)
- €35,000 - €39,000 + benefits
- 12-Month FTC with strong long-term potential
We're partnering with a global premium spirits business to hire a Supply Chain Assistant to join their UK operations team in London.
This is an excellent opportunity for someone with experience in drinks, FMCG, logistics or customer supply chain environments who enjoys working in a fast-paced, customer-focused operation.
You'll play a key role in ensuring customer orders are processed accurately and delivered on time, while acting as a central point of coordination between customers, internal teams and third-party logistics providers.
Working within a close-knit supply chain team, this role offers broad exposure across order management, customer operations, warehousing and supply chain coordination.
Key Responsibilities
- Process customer orders accurately and efficiently using SAP
- Coordinate with third-party logistics providers to ensure on-time delivery performance
- Build strong relationships with customers and warehouse partners
- Resolve delivery, stock and supply-related queries
- Support forecasting and supply planning activities
- Liaise with internal finance and operations teams regarding documentation and billing support
- Monitor and manage customer service levels and operational issues
- Support wider supply chain administration and continuous improvement activities
What We're Looking For
- Experience within the drinks industry is highly desirable
- FMCG, food & beverage or consumer goods experience also considered
- Previous experience in customer supply chain, logistics coordination, order management or operations support
- Strong organisational skills with excellent attention to detail
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-moving environment
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
- Confident using Excel and Microsoft Office
- SAP and/or EDI experience would be advantageous
- A proactive, solutions-focused mindset
Why Apply?
- Join a globally recognised premium consumer brand business
- Hybrid working model with excellent team culture
- Broad operational exposure across supply chain and logistics
- Opportunity to develop within a growing international organisation
- Strong possibility of extension or longer-term opportunities
To find out more, apply directly or contact us for a confidential discussion.
