Logistics, Supply Chain & Purchasing
Associate Supply Chain Specialist
Job Description

Are you passionate about optimizing supply chains, improving material flow, and making a real impact in a global organization? Grundfos is seeking a dedicated Associate Supply Chain Specialist to join our CBS Sunderland team and help us shape the future of sustainable manufacturing.

What is the job about?

As an Associate Supply Chain Specialist, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the smooth flow of goods through our factory, supporting production processes, and driving performance across the site. You’ll collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, coordinate warehouse management tasks, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities include:

  • Coordinating warehouse management (WM) tasks across the organization
  • Ensuring alignment with stakeholders and following up on deliveries
  • Supporting optimal material flow and production performance
  • Maintaining data accuracy in WM systems and training stakeholders
  • Investigating stock discrepancies
  • Expediting component orders for internal transfers and customer sales
  • Assisting with production planning and covering during holiday periods
  • Participating in GPS and CI activities
  • Promoting safety and maintaining 5S standards

 

Working Hours and Location

This is a full-time, onsite role at our Sunderland site, working 37 hours per week. We offer flexi time, with working hours between 7 AM and 6 PM.

 

What do you need to apply?

  • Vocational Certificate, Associate Degree, or equivalent work experience
  • 2–4 years of relevant experience in administration or business support
  • Familiarity with SAP and Microsoft Office packages
  • Strong process orientation and ability to influence others
  • Competencies in networking, reporting, customer focus, and procedural discipline

 

Why Grundfos?

At Grundfos Manufacturing, we dare to do things others cannot. We pioneer solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and strive to improve quality of life globally. Innovation is our obligation—not just an opportunity—and we measure success by the impact we make.

We offer:

  • A wide range of employee benefits and discounts
  • Access to internal training and development opportunities
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Flexi working hours

If this role excites you and you meet the qualifications, we encourage you to apply and become part of our powerful team driving global change.

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We look forward to hearing from you!
Information at a Glance

Job details

Workplace:  Hybrid (office and home-working)
Job Location:  Castletown, Sunderland, United Kingdom
Contract Type:  Full-Time
Employment Type:  Regular
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About Grundfos

Grundfos is one of the world’s leading water technology companies with more than 19.000 employees in 60+ countries all over the world. Our skills commit us to pioneering solutions to the world’s water and climate challenges and improve the quality of life for people. We dare to do things that others cannot or dare not do, as we believe innovation is not only a business opportunity, but an obligation. And what really matters to us is not short term profit, but the impact we make. By becoming part of our united powerful team, you too can drive this change no matter your role.

An inclusive team

We believe that the key to a work environment, where employees thrive and grow, is our ability to celebrate and value our differences in background, experiences and perspectives. In our recruitment process we welcome all professional people without consideration of age, colour, gender identity, national origin, physical or mental disability, ethnicity or religion.

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