Head of Purchasing

7 months ago


Preston, United Kingdom Hesketh James Recruitment Full time

**Role: Head of Purchasing**

**Location: Preston / North Manchester commutable**

**Salary: Up to £75k + Car + Benefits**

For this Head of Purchasing role we are looking for someone with a proven track record in building supplier relationships alongside strong negotiation skills.

**The role**:

- Grow and maintain relationships with current suppliers ensuring compliance with all agreements.
- Management of a small team.
- Manage and develop the purchasing systems and processes.
- Develop and drive continuous improvement in purchasing activities
- Lead supplier reviews, tendering and contract negotiations.
- Develop internal relationships, ensuring Purchasing is considered in all relevant business decisions.
- Seek opportunities to reduce costs and improve quality.
- You will have proven experience delivering projects and purchasing strategies at a high-level (annual in excess of £50m) ideally within the Retail or Hospitality sectors.
- You will have the ability to build strong internal and external relationships and influence key stakeholders.
- Good knowledge of contract law ensuring the compliance of all agreed terms, including product quality, pricing and any retrospective discounts.
- You will be analytical with a strong commercial acumen and excellent negotiation skills.
- Be proactive re supply and pricing with the ability to predict fluctuations in price, and positioning the business to take advantage of a positive situation or to mitigate risk.

Experience in the FMCG industry is highly desirable (retail / hospitality) along with extensive experience working in a purchasing role and relevant business degree.

**Benefits**:

- A competitive salary, negotiable dependent on experience
- Company car or cash alternative
- 33 days annual leave
- Health cash plan
- Employee discounts
- Life assurance
- Pension scheme
- An engaging & supportive work environment

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Hesketh James Recruitment are the managing agent for this role on behalf of the client.
In order to ensure your enquiry with regards to this position is dealt with quickly, please send in an up-to-date copy of your Curriculum Vitae in a Word Document format.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: Up to £75,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Casual dress
- Company car
- Company events
- Company pension
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

**Experience**:

- Procurement: 1 year (required)
- Purchasing: 1 year (required)

Ability to Commute:

- Preston, Lancashire (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Preston, Lancashire: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person



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