Head of Procurement

**VANRATH** assisting a global leader in manufacturing with the recruitment of a **Procurement** **Lead Manager **to join the team**.**

**Flexible Start times** from either 07:30,08:00 or 08:30 and finish time being 16:00,16:30 or 17:00

The office is based in **Larne with some cross functional requirement to two sites. Permanent position.**

**Salary**

£60,000 - £65,000 + Bonus + Prvt Medical +10% Pension, 31 Hols and more fantastic benefits.

**Responsibilities**:

- Develop and execute a raw materials sourcing strategy that is aligned to the business strategy. This will include identification and delivery of meaningful cost-saving opportunities and fostering deep market intelligence within the Purchasing team to optimise the supply chain.
- Development of a centralised procurement function for selected departmental overhead spend to drive synergies, quality and reduce costs.
- Develop a reliable, cost-effective framework of hauliers operating UK and Ireland wide, setting the standard for industry leading service to the customer base.
- Support the delivery of the company’s energy objectives, including ownership of near-term procurement and contributing to longer-term decarbonisation planning.
- Enhance systems and processes to advance the company’s MRP automation, delivering the right quantity and quality of raw materials on time to the manufacturing facility.
- Identify risks in continuity of supply and market volatility and put in place appropriate mitigation strategies
- Support the company and internal stakeholders in delivering high quality capital expenditure solutions to maximise return on investment and long-term asset life.
- Demonstrable continuous improvement skills/credentials using recognised frameworks on process improvement.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience gained at management level.
- Experience in managing incoming supply chains for a manufacturing environment using international procurement markets.
- Demonstrable experience of overseeing and processing MRP.
- Strong leadership skills to include delegation, mentoring, coaching, support, and encouragement.
- Ability to work at a strategic and operational level.
- Strategic and pragmatic decision making.
- Strong customer focus.
- Commercially and financially astute.
- Proven ability to communicate and present solutions at a senior management and board level.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong eye for detail.
- Strong influencing skills with ability to influence upwards, downwards, and lateral.
- Computer literate with all Microsoft Office packages.
- Prioritise opportunities to maximise company performance in line with strategic objectives.
- Able to work flexible hours as required and to travel as required to ensure business needs are met
- Able to work away from home if required
- Possess a full current driving licence

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

Pay: £60,000.00-£65,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Outline your experience Sourcing Materials from International Supply Chain Markets within a Manufacturing environment.
- Do you have CIPS? or MCIPS?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: ASDSAA-vrath1