Purchasing Manager - FMCG
- Employer
- Venatu Consulting Ltd
- Location
- Leeds, West Yorkshire
- Salary
- 35000 - 40000
- Closing date
- 18 Mar 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
Purchasing Manager - New role (FMCG)
Leeds
My client are an international market leader of goods to established channels of distribution that includes both consumer and retail markets. Highly successful having taken their turnover to in access of £60 million this year since their inception they are looking to recruit an experienced Purchasing Manager to contribute to their next period of growth. My client offers a great working environment that is extremely fast paced environment, however as an employer they completely embrace their employees within this family feel business.
The role of Purchasing Manager is a new role that will see you responsible for 3 Material Planners. They seek a commercially, improvement driven Purchasing professional with both flair and creativity to inspire the team whilst driving improvements for the business that can be both cost and lean effective.
Salary: Up to £40k (DOE)
Additional Benefits: 10% bonus paid on KPI incentives and profits, 25 days holiday, Pension, Free Parking
Commutable Locations: Leeds, Wakefield, Bradford, Harrogate, Huddersfield and Halifax
Role Profile: Purchasing Manager reporting to the Supply Chain Manager
You will be responsible for:
- Driving forward processes and operational changes that can benefit the business
- Improvements to relationships with suppliers and teams in order to take the business to the next level
- Purchasing of inventory, consumables and services
- Budget and Costs
- Maintain vendor details, audit and execute to ensure they are working within SLA guidelines
- Management reports including: Slow Stock Movements whilst working in collaboration with Stakeholders
- Define, monitor and review KPI's
- Take responsibility for external stock profiles within European warehouses
Personal Requirements:
- CIPS qualified would be advantageous but candidates qualified by experience may also be considered
- Purchasing experience ideally within FMCG (Any experience of stock movement would be of value)
- High level of commercial acumen where you can evidence this at interview
- Proven leadership skills and of being able to create long lasting relationships with teams
- Self-motivated, happy to be visible as the lead in this area, confident whilst holding strong analytical skills
- Confident IT skills including experience of using ERP systems
- Valid passport holder as there may be some European travel
- Full driving licence
Interested ? Please send your CV for immediate consideration.
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