Purchasing Coordinator

The role

You will manage day-to-day purchase orders and work with suppliers and cross-functional teams. You will ensure parts and materials are available at the right time, cost, and quality.

What you will do

• Raise and manage purchase orders based on demand signals
• Track and maintain order book accuracy to ensure on-time delivery
• Proactively expedite, reschedule, or adjust orders to respond to changing needs
• Resolve issues related to delivery, quantity, or invoice mismatches
• Act as the main point of contact for a set of operational suppliers
• Monitor supplier performance and follow up on late deliveries
• Support onboarding and compliance checks for new suppliers
• Keep purchasing data accurate and up to date in our ERP system
• Work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, and Finance to resolve supply issues

Required qualifications

• Experience using ERP systems to manage purchasing
• Good understanding of supply chain or manufacturing environments
• Strong attention to detail and organisational skills
• Comfortable working with data and maintaining accurate records
• A responsive, can-do approach to shifting priorities and tight timelines
• Clear and confident communicator with both internal teams and suppliers
• A problem-solver who can stay calm under pressure
• Prior experience in a purchasing or operational role

Nice to have

• Infor experience is a plus
• Background in business, supply chain, or engineering is helpful but not essential

Benefits

• 26 days holiday, plus bank holiday
• 5 extra days per year to buy (or sell)
• 5 extra days holiday when you get married or enter a civil partnership
• Additional 4% of your salary to spend on extra benefits
• Award-winning digital health and wellbeing service (Help@Hand)
• Company performance based bonus
• Company Share Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it
• Breakfast on us, every day

About the company

Vertical Aerospace is pioneering the way for electric aviation with the Valo eVTOL aircraft. The company is growing from a prototype business to a scaling SME.