Purchasing Coordinator

4 weeks ago


Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited Full time

Your new companyHays are working with a large manufacturing business in Shrewsbury who are looking for a Purchasing Coordinator who is commercially astute. This is an integral role within the company. This job is working alongside the MD and the Purchasing team, this would be a split role between the two departments.Your new roleAs a Purchasing Coordinator , your role will be to oversee functions including:

  • Procurement
  • Supply and stock management activities.
  • Purchasing goods for resale to meet customer requirements.
  • Liaising and negotiating with suppliers, sourcing products from a global supply base and preparing and evaluating tenders.
  • Delivering on cost-saving strategies.

Deliver cost savings and process improvements and ensuring that the company's competitive position is maintained and enhanced at all times.

  • Manage relationships with existing suppliers and identify new alternative suppliers
  • Negotiate the most advantageous commercial terms, including maximising rebate agreements and early payment discounts to achieve a product cost-saving target
  • Identify the best routes of source.
  • Competitively source new/special products through supplier relationships or by the Insight team request
  • Working with compliance on product rationalisation.
  • Providing administrative support on all aspects of the tender process including data gathering, desk-based sourcing, collation of quotations and cost comparison, supplier evaluation and collation of samples.
  • PA/EA Duties
  • Working with SLT.
  • Diary management
  • Arranging travel arrangements.

What you'll need to succeedAs an EA/Commercial Manager, you will need to demonstrate experience in the following:

  • The ability to build and maintain effective relationships with staff, stakeholders and suppliers.
  • Excellent communication skills and ability to negotiate with suppliers.
  • Strong excel and commercial acumen.Assertive, resilient and welcomes change.
  • A proactive approach with regard to cost-saving and efficiency opportunities.
  • Ability to communicate with confidence and build respect.
  • Executive Assistant experience.
  • Computer skills, including Word, Excel, Access and company software programs, including SAP Business One
  • Ability to manage time, work to schedules and follow procedures.
    • Purchasing and stock control/supply chain experience is ideally gained in a fast-moving, customer-focused business-
    • Education to AS/A Level standard and/or 4 to 5 Grade A-C GCSE's
    • Experience of working in a similar customer focused (preferably distribution) environment managing the inventory for a very large number of product lines.

What you'll get in return

  • Free parking
  • Your birthday off
  • Competitive pay
  • Attractive bonus package.

If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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