Employer: Journey recruitment Salary: £37,000 per annum Date Added: 16/02/2024
Are you an experienced Purchasing Manager who loves to develop relationships with suppliers? Are you an accomplished professional who thrives on ensuring the efficient and cost effective acquisition of goods and services? If so, this could be the perfect role for you!
Our client is an SME based in near High Wycombe who are looking to recruit an amazing Purchasing Manager to be a pivotal part of the procurement process. You will be seasoned in building relationships with suppliers, negotiating contracts and managing the entire purchasing cycle. The ideal candidate will have experience using ERP systems, SAP and Excel and will be comfortable managing a portfolio of around £3 million and hold at least 5 years purchasing experience. This role is hybrid working after probation and offers a salary of £37,000 plus a performance related annual bonus.
Main Responsibilities:
Schedule the supply of materials/components to meet all sales and production requirements and minimum safety stock levels
Plan, develop, implement and evaluate processes for material delivery from supplier to warehousing
Deal with any stock discrepancies or quality issues efficiently
Assess volume requirements against planning assumptions
Day-to-day order management and management of deliveries Understand and manage risks to minimise impact on sales and production schedules
Take follow up actions in relation to material shortages that affect sales and production
Implement all processes to agreed standards and targets and support continuous improvement initiatives and identify areas of improvement
Utilise the ERP system that is in place and ensure that data is accurate and up to date and resolve any issues as required
Monitor the integrity of Bill of Materials and manage inventory accuracy.
Manage the receiving and booking of goods in to correct locations in an accurate and timely manner, liaising with intercompany and planning teams for any discrepancies or quality issues
Monitor inventory levels against agreed target levels
Support inventory checks to validate inventory accuracy
Create regular statistical reports and analysis and update others in the organisation.
Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to forecast, plan and facilitate on-time materials to the production line as and when required, avoiding disruption to production
Generate and communicate supplier material delivery schedules and forecasts to ensure they reflect requirements and meet demands
Support supplier meetings and negotiations to ensure demand for materials is met.
Skills Required:
Good communicator with the ability to form and maintain good relationships internally and externally
Strong interpersonal, negotiation and influencing skills
Commercial and financial awareness with a full understanding of how failure impacts the costs, production, manufacture and customer order fulfilment
Results orientated and organised with the ability to plan and deliver against deadlines
Strong analytical, planning and problem solving skills
Project management skills
Excellent attention to detail skills
Company Benefits:
Hybrid working after 6 months
22 days holiday + bank holidays
Death in service
Subsidised Bupa
Medicash programme
Free parking
Subsided Bupa Healthcare
Team social events
If you think this could be the perfect role for you, APPLY NOW!!!!!!
