Buying Manager

3 days ago


Staffordshire, United Kingdom Listgrove Ltd Full time

GLOBAL RECRUITMENT & HR SPECIALISTS ACROSS THE PLASTICS, PACKAGING, PETROCHEMICALS, CHEMICALS, ENERGY AND RECYCLING SECTORS SINCE 1975
Group Purchasing Manager
Polymer Raw Materials/Speciality Chemicals
Staffordshire-hybrid working available

To support their vision and long-term strategy, the company is seeking to appoint an experienced Group Purchasing Manager with the aptitude to modernise the procurement function and ensure it keeps pace with increasingly dynamic market challenges. Experience of polymers or speciality chemicals is essential.

A highly driven, motivated individual with previous procurement and contract management experience. Proven experience as Senior Purchasing/Procurement Manager. Develop, lead and execute strategic purchasing strategies in line with KST objectives. Must be highly skilled in negotiation and networking. Working experience of vendor management software with the ability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures. Provide a strong knowledge of demand planning and forecasting
Create and continually develop a purchasing strategy
Lead the purchasing team by setting a clear direction and setting objectives
Proactively reduce or mitigate purchasing costs, whilst maintaining the best possible quality
Oversee the management of the sourcing and purchasing activities for all externally sourced raw materials, consumables, and equipment
Oversee supply chain management
Improve and develop the purchasing department standing in the organisation, cultivating internal stakeholder relationships
Review payment terms to ensure the best outcome has been agreed in line with commercial targets
Provide purchasing leadership and guidance to the business through a period of high growth around the group in varying sizes of organisation
Implement a purchasing dashboard of KPI’s that can be used to monitor performance around the group

Manage a small team within the Purchasing department.
Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.
Supplier and contract management, manage and mitigate all risks associated with Purchasing.
Seek to achieve best practice at all times within the Purchasing and buying remit.

Formal qualification in supply chain management, CIPS qualified or equivalent business qualification
Previous procurement experience of at least 15-20 years
Strong procurement and contract management knowledge and experience
Be able to demonstrate strong Project Management experience/skills both in raw materials and indirect spend
Chemical/Polymer industry knowledge is a must
PRINCE2 Project Management qualification desirable but not essential

For reasons of better legibility, the simultaneous use of the language forms male, female and diverse (f/m/d) is avoided. Five Decades of Market Intelligence
Unrivalled Industry Networks
Recognised International brand
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