Purchasing Manager

Salary: £26.4 – £31.2 per hour

Job Summary:

As Purchasing Manager, you will be required to provide leadership and coaching to the purchasing team on a day-to-day basis driving performance within the team. To ensure the company achieves and maintains an excellent relationship with its supplies achieving best in class for cost, delivery and quality. To maintain stocks at an optimum level to meet production requirements and minimise stock value.

Job Description:

* Take full ownership of the purchasing, logistics and supply chain planning processes to ensure all orders are place at the correct cost, on time and materials are delivered in line with production plans.

* Have a proven track-record of driving cost negotiations with suppliers to reduce cost or re-source of purchased parts, improve lead-time, service, and benchmark suppliers on a quarterly basis.

* Identify opportunities within the supply chain for cost, stock or lead-time reduction and manage plans to completion.

* Manage the Purchase Price Variance process (PPV) to reduce, mitigate or delay cost increases.

* Ensure up to date 12-month forecasts for material requirements are sent out to all suppliers monthly.

* Conduct quarterly business review with Key Suppliers to review, Price, Delivery, Quality, the forecast, future investment plans and cost reduction plans.

* Mange the purchasing and invoice query process to resolve any queries with the Finance department

* Ensure all data in the ERP system is up to date, accurate and use of the system is optimised.

* Report department performance in line with goals, update and publish KPI’s

* Conduct weekly meetings with the US supply Chain team.

* Manage the inbound freight process to ensure goods arrive on time from US facilities.

* Work with the Engineering and other teams to find solutions to mitigate the effects of delivery delays including sourcing alternative components.

* Manage inventory levels to ensure appropriate levels are maintained to always support Production requirements.

* Work closely with the Engineering and NPD team to ensure materials arrive on time to meet project objectives.

* Manage the Vendor Rating process to measure the performance of the supply base.

* Ensure contracts are in place with all key suppliers. This should include Service Level Agreements (SLA’s) and penalties for failure to meet service levels and a framework for cost reduction and price increases which benefits company.

* Ensure the list of Key or Preferred suppliers is kept up to date and suppliers not on the list are only used by exception.

Education / Qualifications / Experience:

The following qualifications and experience are preferred:

* Experienced at managing a higher effective supply chain team.

* Proven track record of delivering significant cost reduction to a business

* Degree Qualified / CIPS Qualified or relevant current work experience

* High level of experience implementing supply chains in a manufacturing business

* Good experience of SAGE or other ERP systems.

* Experience of data analysis and making data-driven decisions.