Purchasing Manager

Location: Hinckley

Salary: Circa £50k

Purchasing Manager – Job Role:

• Manage and control all of the company’s suppliers with particular emphasis on the purchase of materials and equipment, cost and reliability.
• Sourcing equipment, goods and services and managing vendors.
• Lead, manage and supervise the purchasing team.
• Ensure materials and equipment are bought at the most competitive price and delivered within the correct and required time frame.
• Establish relationships with new and existing key suppliers that are crucial to the company’s needs together with agreeing terms where appropriate including discount structures and volume rebates.
• Continually seek to improve Purchasing methods and drive down spend, highlight failings to suppliers and manufacturers to retain requisite performance at all times.
• Liaise with suppliers and manufacturers to overcome any product issue in the shortest possible time period and find alternative products and suppliers if required.
• Carry out and review purchasing function and systems, identify and implement improvements.
• Develop, lead and execute purchasing strategies along with requisite negotiation, ensuring all deals closed are based on optimal commercial terms.
• Track and report on key functional metrics/KPI’s in line with objectives.
• Reduce costs at all times and improve effectiveness of buying strategies.
• Take full responsibility for procurement cost saving budget.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements are documented along with relevant business case.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier relationships.
• Ensure all products are entered into purchasing system and update as and when required.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.
• Supplier and contract management to assess and mitigate all risks associated with Purchasing.
• Seek to achieve best practice at all times within the Purchasing and buying remit.
• Managing the companies FSC compliance and packaging waste regulations as well as working within our ISO 9001 standard.

Purchasing Manager – Person Requirements:

• Proven working experience as Buyer, Senior Buyer or Purchasing Manager.
• Ambitious and driven nature with desire to take accountability.
• Strong Commercial awareness and excellent negotiation skills.
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Interest in market dynamics along with business sense.
• Working experience of vendor management software with the ability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures
• Solid judgement along with decision making skills and strong leadership capabilities.
• Formal qualification in supply chain management, logistics or business administration
• Occasional travel and over night stays will be required.