Procurement Strategist

Due to expansion, Retrack Personnel Holdings Limited in South Molton is seeking a Procurement Manager.

The Procurement Manager will be responsible for supplier demand planning and delivery of all direct materials and services including subcon, while ensuring continuity of material supply required. This individual will oversee overall supplier on-time delivery, parts quality, and cost requirements.

• Benchmarking procurement practices and building a sustainable team of Procurement Buyer-Planners, providing leadership in the development of individuals within direct, indirect, and service procurement functions.
• Developing strategies to improve supplier delivery on time, inventory levels through the supply chain while supporting quality and cost.
• Collaborating with the SIOP team to establish a Supplier capacity planning model including constraint management.
• Leading cost out and delivery projects, establishing timelines, and being responsible for Sourcing, Cost Out, Business Model Changes with the need to meet and exceed MPV targets in line with PP commitments.
• Managing ECN and MPS changes affecting direct material in the supply chain, working closely with Commodity Managers, Engineering, Operations, Supplier Quality, and Supplier Development teams.
• Executing projects related to commodity strategy to support divisional cost, quality, delivery, supplier reduction, and sourcing goals.
• Working closely with Supplier Quality and Supplier Delivery team on improving the current supply base and developing new suppliers as needed.
• Demonstrating expertise in sustainability of ERP Data.
• Coordinating with Commodity Management and Material Planning for establishment and implementation of pull production/stocking arrangements (Kanban/DLF) with suppliers including consignment internal and external to facilities.