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Purchasing Manager

3 months ago


Milngavie, East Dunbartonshire, United Kingdom Hardie Polymers Full time
We are actively seeking out new talent to be part of our exciting growth journey. The first of these roles is a newly created opportunity for a

Purchasing Manager

to join our team in Milngavie, near Glasgow.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a very successful business that has a proud 100 year legacy with a modern and entrepreneurial culture.

You will be able to grow your career within a professional, relaxed and informal environment with a competitive and modern lifestyle benefits package.


Hardie Polymers, established in 1924, are experts in our field and are the UK's leading independent distributor of engineering polymers, working with international suppliers.

We work in a fast-paced environment and have a carefully selected, growing, highly talented team.

Our people first culture is very important to us and we are committed to being a great place to work which offers a "family centric" approach to how we go about our work.

We operate with our values of

independence, agility, collaboration

and

honesty

at the forefront of everything we do. Providing opportunities to learn and grow is just what we do.


Our Purchasing Manager will work closely with our Commercial Director to deliver and develop all aspects of our procurement activity.

There will be great variety in this role and you'll be responsible for both the day to day activity along with continuous improvement and developing our processes.


Particular responsibilities include:
n§ Developing an understanding of our business and its drivers to create and/or contribute to our overall business strategy in all elements of our procurement processn§ Approving and scheduling Purchase Orders to support anticipated sales demand and our customers' ordersn§ Ensure that supply chain schedule timelines are achievable, advising on capacity issues or shortfallsn§ Negotiating and agreeing pricingn§ Monitoring the quality of service providedn§ Conducting research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of value, delivery schedules, quality and payment termsn§ Recognising price trends and their impactn§ Undertaking reviews of existing arrangements to ensure value, cost effectiveness and qualityn§ Being proactive in identifying new or alternative ways to maximise business profitsn§ Being knowledgeable and up to date on all distribution changesn§ Ensuring the sustainability of our supply chains


To be successful in this role you'll be able to demonstrate your procurement experience and knowledge from a previous role, along with your attention to detail, tenacity for investigating and completing the job as well as a proactive approach to new ideas and solutions.


Your communication skills both written and verbal will be first class, as will your ability to build quick and credible relationships as well as polished influencing and negotiating skills.

You will be a great team player and have experience managing and bringing the best out in people.

You will be willing to get involved in the activities of an entrepreneurial business and contribute towards an effective working culture.


We offer a modern and competitive benefits package which includes: a good base salary, flexible start and finish times, 30 days holiday + Christmas closure period, life insurance, generous company pension scheme, discretionary Christmas bonus and free onsite parking.

The position is full time, permanent and office based.