Purchasing Manager

3 days ago


Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom Owen Daniels Consultancy Full time

**Purchasing Manager**
**£50,000 - £60,000 + 10% bonus**
**Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm**
**Excellent Company Benefits**
**Leighton Buzzard**
**Purchasing Manager**
- Running daily component schedule reports and raising purchase orders as required for raw materials, consumables, and spare parts.
- Raising purchase specifications and creating new purchase part numbers on ERP system.
- Working closely with the New Product Development team, Manufacturing, Engineering and Technical teams identifying potential new suppliers and sourcing new materials/products.
- Perform analysis and take action to reduce Slow Moving Stock, Stock Value and improve stock turns.
- Identify, assess, and initiate cost reduction opportunities together with Operations, Product Development, Quality and Finance Managers and co-ordinate reporting of same.
- Negotiating contracts. Monitor Supplier costs, levels of performance, service level agreement and quality through regular reviews using KPIs develop corrective actions as required.
- Maintain strong relationships with new and existing suppliers to develop robust supply chains.
- Monitor stock levels and forecasting liaising closely with Sales and Production to maximize business efficiency.
- Checking and signing off purchase orders and supplier invoices within the limits determined by the business.
- Assist in resolving any quality, delivery, or service issues within the supply chain, ensuring preventative measures are put in place.
- Raising and completing any change note actions relating to the Purchasing Department and implement as and when required.
- Work with continuous improvement teams to improve purchasing techniques to improve department performance and processes and drive down purchasing costs.

**Purchasing Manager**
**Essential Skills/Experience**:

- Excellent analytical, organizational and negotiation skills.Must be able to operate in a fast-paced organization and handle multiple projects simultaneously within set timeframes
- 5 years’ experience Purchasing raw materials in a manufacturing/engineering environment
- CIPS qualification minimum Level 3
- Ability to interpret technical drawings and specifications and work well with the engineering department
- Experience of dealing with international suppliers
- Good Knowledge and experience of EFACS, SAP or similar ERP system

**Company Benefits**:

- Pension up to 6% matched
- Established reputable brand offering premium products
- 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Life Insurance
- Free On Site Parking
- Free Tea, Coffee and fresh fruit provided to all employees
- Employee discount program on Products



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