Purchasing Coordinator

Our Mission At Vertical Aerospace, we are pioneering the way for electric aviation. The Valo, our eVTOL (electric, vertical, take-off and landing), 'zero emissions' aircraft will set a new safety standard for how we will navigate the sky. We won't realise our mission following the same legacy processes and traditions our predecessors followed, instead, we want to 'redefine' aerospace best practices. We are growing quickly from a prototype business to a scaling SME, and the next few years will be critical to our success and delivering on our ambitious goals. Valo is targeting airliner-level safety certification in 2029 ahead of entering service with our airline and operator customers. What to Expect As a Purchasing Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of our fast-moving procurement activities. Reporting into the Operational Buyer Team Lead you'll work closely with suppliers and cross-functional teams to ensure the right parts and materials are available at the right time, cost, and quality. Expect to manage day-to-day purchase orders, solve problems quickly, and play a key role in keeping our supply chain running smoothly. What You’ll 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 What You’ll Bring - Experience using ERP systems to manage purchasing (Infor experience is a plus) - 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 - Background in business, supply chain, or engineering is helpful but not essential What can you expect from us? We're on a mission. Where others see limits, we see opportunity, and we work at pace. Working at Vertical isn't your average role but for those seeking a challenge, a flexible, supportive organisation and an incredible team; working here is an opportunity to do the best work of your career. Our approach promotes ingenuity and courage, while our environment builds success through diligence in safety and being open in the way we work. The only way we're going to assure the next chapter of aviation history is by working as a team, relentlessly, towards our goal.  Our benefits Our people matter - we're not going anywhere without them. Which is why our company benefits go beyond the essentials. - 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 - rewarding company and individual performance - Company Share Scheme - open to every Vertical employee - Company Pension Scheme - 5% and we match it - Breakfast on us, every day We may just be the hardest job you've ever had, but we're confident it will be the most r