Purchasing Manager

Our client is a very well-established business looking to double in size in the next few years.

They produce prestigious water filtration products, largely for the export market and due to high levels of growth, a new role has been created for a Purchasing Manager.

The role is responsible for both operational, day to day purchasing duties and strategic elements such as supplier rationalisation and improvement.

Specific duties

• Assessing the Company’s suppliers in line with technical requirements and maintaining interaction with them.
• Maintaining the purchasing policy and ensuring that all purchases adhere to it.
• Managing any SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) / Master Agreements between the suppliers and the company.
• Liaison with other departments, particularly Accounting and Operations.
• Responsible for driving cost saving or mitigating cost increase by having the correct supplier/supplier relationships.
• Responsible for purchased items Health and Safety, Quality and other legal requirements.
• Overseeing any large procurement that may happen.
• Managing purchase orders/requisitions to order materials, goods and supplies.
• Review and action MRP messages
• Review and track orders and deliveries status.
• Deal directly with the supplier regarding non-supplied, under orders, over orders and damaged goods.
• Other ad-hoc activities as required

Requirements

• Significant experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management and Supplier management
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office - Word, Excel and Outlook)
• Experience of system implementation and maximization of new system benefits
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, maintain a positive attitude and provide exemplary service
• Ability to work independently and to carry out assignments to completion
• Experience of working in a well-established multi-functional team and being able to be seen as an agent of change
• Experience of an international business environment
• Preferably holding a professional qualification but not essential