Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager

Salary: £36k - £40k

Location: Newcastle-under-Lyme

Hours: Full Time

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the day-to-day operational aspects of Purchasing

• 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

Education and/or Work Experience Requirements:

• Significant experience in Purchasing, Supply Chain Management and Supplier management

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including ability to effectively communicate with internal and external customers

• 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 within parameters of instructions given, prescribed routines, and standard accepted practices

• 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

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