Purchasing Manager multi-site
- Employer
- Michael Page Procurement & Supply Chain
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Salary
- 50000 - 55000
- Closing date
- 16 Feb 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Purchasing
- Sector
- Accountancy, Advertising & Creative, Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Finance and Insurance, Charities & Not For Profit, Construction, Consultancy, Customer Service, Defence, Distribution, Education, Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Engineering, Event Management, FMCG, Food Services, Healthcare, Housing, Human Resources, Information Technology, Internet, Insurance, Legal, Leisure, Management & Executive, Manufacturing, Marketing, Media, Military, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical, Private sector, Production & Operations, Professional Services, Public Relations, Public Sector, Recruitment, Retail, Sales, Scientific, Secretarial & Administration, Social Services, Telecommunications, Training, Transport & Distribution, Travel & Hospitality, Utilities
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Purchasing Manager to join a rapidly growing SME in Sheffield. This position will be responsible for strategic procurement across multiple sites in the UK.
Client Details
Our client, based in Sheffield, are searching for a Purchasing Manager (multi-site) due to growth. They are an SME with multiple sites in the UK and further plans to extend that reach globally.
Description
The key responsibilities of this Purchasing Manager (multi-site) will be to:
- Directing and managing spend upwards of £18m per annum.
- Raising the profile of purchasing and supply chain activities in the Group
- Engaging internal and external stakeholders to improve purchasing and supply chain management.
- Managing the impact of internal and external challenges on the supply chain.
- Developing and delivering annual cost savings strategies.
- Conducting supplier visits in Asia to evaluate opportunities for "local" / low cost sourcing whilst assessing potential supply chain risks and mitigation required.
- Monitoring and managing the effects of metal commodity fluctuations.
- Creating and ensuring strategy buy-in from all stakeholders.
- Negotiating agreements and reduced pricing structures.
- Managing and cultivating key supplier relationships.
- Overseeing the sourcing, auditing and evaluation of new suppliers.
- Agreeing KPI's and monitoring cost and performance of major suppliers.
- Compiling high-quality, articulate proposals, reports and presentations.
- Benchmarking and negotiating rates with national and international freight companies.
- Managing the reduction in unallocated and aged stock.
- Drafting departmental processes and procedures.
- Supply chain risk management.
Profile
Ideally applicants for this position of Purchasing Manager (multi-site) will have:
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Strong examples of cost saving achievements
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Held a similar position and ideally had exposure to working within both large and small organisations
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A good understanding of contract compliance - measuring compliance to contract service level agreements (SLA's), contract terms and conditions, pricing agreements and quality (developed in conjunction with QA)
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A desire to have full autonomy of a procurement function and it's strategic direction.
- Previous experience in purchasing metals.
Job Offer
£50,000 - £55,000
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