Purchasing Officer

**Purchasing Officer - Gourock - Permanent £32,000 - 38,000**

**x2 Positions Available**

ARM is delighted to be supporting a leading Maritime business with the recruitment of a Purchasing Officer on a permanent basis.

The Purchasing Officer is responsible for ensuring an effective and agile supply chain to meet the needs of the organisation, while ensuring all value for money, legislative and regulatory requirements are met.

**Responsibilities**
- Reviewing requests received for goods and services from Requisitioners.
- Conduct material availability checks against existing inventory to determine if demand can be met in-house.
- Where existing inventory is not available, commence supply chain sourcing including review of existing Contracts and Frameworks to determine suitable supplier(s).
- Determine pricing through contract pricing schedules, supplier catalogues or supplier quotations and confirm lead times and other related information.
- Identify items where lead-times do not meet the required delivery dates and inform the Requisitioner and other relevant parties and where required source alternatives that meet all criteria.
- Consolidate orders to ensure minimisation of packaging and transport costs.
- Progress orders until delivery is complete.
- Liaise with appropriate Contract Manager to provide feedback on supplier performance.

**Requirement**
- Excellent purchasing experience across a range of categories, including working closely with suppliers.
- Experience of the full P2P cycle and working knowledge of Inventory Software.
- Good negotiation skills, across all commercial aspects of purchasing.
- Excellent data analysis abilities and software skills, including Microsoft Excel, proficient with Word, PowerPoint, SharePoint, and Power BI.
- Experience in a technical or engineering background.
- Excellent time management and organisational skills.

For more information contact Dan on or 02392 228211

This vacancy is being advertised by Advanced Resource Managers. ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions.

Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.

Disclaimer:
This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited ("ARM"). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission.