£22 Per hour
Inside
Onsite
Lancashire
Summary: The Supply Chain Orderbook Professional role at Samlesbury involves managing customer orders and coordinating activities across various business functions within a major defence programme. This position requires strong organisational skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment to meet delivery targets. The role is on-site for 3 to 4 days a week and is offered on a 12-month contract basis. Candidates must have prior experience in orderbook management or supply chain logistics.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage customer orders from receipt through to delivery
- Maintain and coordinate order books to ensure delivery targets are achieved
- Liaise with internal teams including Procurement, Engineering, and Commercial
- Support customer orderbook reviews and stakeholder meetings
- Update ERP systems with accurate and current information
- Monitor KPIs and report on delivery or operational impacts
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including international customers and suppliers
- Support forecasting, shipments, and supply chain coordination activities
Key Skills:
- Previous experience within orderbook management, supply chain, or logistics
- Experience working in a customer-facing environment
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Good understanding of KPIs and operational performance
- Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
- Experience using Infor LN ERP systems (desirable)
- Experience within manufacturing, aerospace, engineering, or defence environments (desirable)
Salary (Rate): £29.67 hourly
City: Samlesbury
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: on-site
IR35 Status: inside IR35
Seniority Level: Mid-Level
Industry: Other
Job Description
12-Month Contract
£22.15 PAYE or £29.67 Umbrella (Inside IR35)
We are currently recruiting for a Supply Chain Orderbook Professional to join a major defence programme supporting the Typhoon Repairs order book at Samlesbury.
This is an exciting opportunity for a supply chain or orderbook professional to work within a fast-paced operational environment, supporting customer delivery requirements and coordinating activities across multiple business functions.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage customer orders from receipt through to delivery
- Maintain and coordinate order books to ensure delivery targets are achieved
- Liaise with internal teams including Procurement, Engineering, and Commercial
- Support customer orderbook reviews and stakeholder meetings
- Update ERP systems with accurate and current information
- Monitor KPIs and report on delivery or operational impacts
- Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including international customers and suppliers
- Support forecasting, shipments, and supply chain coordination activities
- Previous experience within orderbook management, supply chain, or logistics
- Experience working in a customer-facing environment
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Good understanding of KPIs and operational performance
- Strong attention to detail and ability to prioritise workload effectively
- Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel
- Experience using Infor LN ERP systems
- Experience within manufacturing, aerospace, engineering, or defence environments