Purchasing and Logistics Manager

• Raise POs for components, machined parts, bulk hair colour, cartridges, packaging and consumables in the MRP system
• Obtain written supplier order confirmations with price, quantity and delivery date; chase outstanding confirmations
• Track open POs against confirmed dates, escalate slippage and agree recovery plans
• Match supplier invoices to POs and receipts; flag discrepancies to finance
• Book and manage inbound and outbound sea, air and road freight from China, Europe and the US into US and UK operations
• Prepare commercial invoices, packing lists, certificates of origin and dangerous-goods paperwork for aerosol cartridges (UN 1950)
• Work with customs brokers and freight forwarders on US and UK import entries, HS classification, origin and duties
• Run monthly salon replenishment shipments with US and UK 3PLs
• Set up and manage reverse logistics for empty cartridges from salons
• Maintain accurate inventory and in-transit stock across warehouses, 3PLs and contract fillers
• Serve as day-to-day contact for contract manufacturers, machine shops, fillers, extruders and packaging suppliers
• Maintain supplier records, lead times, MOQs and pricing in the MRP system
• Report weekly on open POs, inbound shipments and stock cover

• 5+ years in purchasing, supply chain or logistics for a physical product, with at least 2 years running international shipments
• Hands-on US operations experience: US customs entries, US freight forwarders and carriers, domestic LTL/parcel
• Import/export experience on both sides: cleared goods into the US and shipped goods out of it
• Experience managing POs end to end: raising, confirming, expediting and receiving
• Comfortable with incoterms, HS codes, commercial documentation and landed-cost thinking
• Organised and persistent: keep a clean tracker and chase until getting an answer
• Fluent English
• Able to work across US and UK time zones
• Dangerous-goods (aerosol / hazmat) shipping experience, IATA/IMDG/49 CFR
• Experience sourcing and importing from Chinese and European suppliers, including sea-freight consolidation
• Experience with an MRP/ERP system for purchasing and inventory
• Experience in a start-up or small manufacturing company where the process was built rather than inherited