Supply Chain Manager
- Employer
- Graham Matthews Ltd
- Location
- Farnham, Surrey
- Salary
- 40000 - 45000
- Closing date
- 10 May 2019
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- Specialist Area
- Supply Chain
- Sector
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- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Currently recruiting an experienced Interim Supply Chain Manager to enhance and lead a busy established team. This role will appeal to those with drive, ready to make their mark in a long standing manufacturing business.
The Employer is a global specialist in the design and manufacture of temperature, pressure and flow process control instrumentation, with particular expertise in hazardous areas.
The Role : Reporting to the Head of Operations this role will be responsible for managing teams covering 2 locations (Farnham and Slough).
The ideal candidate will be ready to hit the ground running, have a "Can Do" attitude and be ready for a challenge and have experience wearing many hats in one day.
They will also need to be tenacious but approachable when resolving problems.
Responsibilities include but not limited to: • Lead small team of buyers and procurement projects • Daily management of a small team of buyers in 2 locations • Supplier selection proposals and approval to include fact finding, audits, negotiation etc. • To support expediting delivery if necessary • To generate supplier confidentiality and service level agreements where required, necessary filing onto company server • To generate RFQ (Request For Quotation) packs for new supplier, to include drawings, usage and target pricing • Validate and compare incoming quotes to identify potential suppliers • Prepare supporting information for cost negotiation with suppliers, including usage information, competitive quotations and comparisons, engineering data/drawings, annual spend with supplier • Supplier visits as and when necessary • Resolution of all escalated supply issues • Active in all department projects • OTD improvements • Daily reports complete by purchasing team • Effective management of procurement projects • Introduce and set up good quality suppliers with all relevant agreements in place
THE PERSON MUST HAVE: • Assertiveness bur approachable • Minimum 5 years in a similar role • Excellent written and spoken English • Good organisation and administration skills with attention to detail • Computer literate in MS Office especially Excel & Word • Good working knowledge of MRP • Experience with Electro/Mechanical procurement • Driving licence and willing to travel between sites
SHOULD HAVE: • Experience of managing in more than one location • Good telephone manner • Customer service skills & be able to multi task • Experience of working within a global supply base • Experience of supplier negotiation and development of suppliers - in a small to medium batch environment
COULD HAVE: • CIPS or part qualified • Experience of working with high precision complex parts TRAINING WILL BE GIVEN: • MTMS • Supply Base •
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