Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager

Bespoke equipment manufacture

Competitive salary + company benefits

Working from home flexibility

Wrexham

Company

We are working with a well established, SME equipment manufacturer part of a larger group who supply globally and are a dynamic and growing business who require a Supply Chain Manager to lead a small team of Buyers.

The Role

Reporting into the Manufacturing Manger, you will be leading a small purchasing team alongside overseeing the companies sourcing capabilities and supply chain with a circa £10mil purchasing budget. You will be responsible for finding and evaluating suppliers, products and services, negotiating contracts and acquiring the most cost-efficient contracts without compromising on quality. You will be delegating projects to the purchasing team and support hands on where necessary. You will be performing all procurement activities including pre-qualification, negotiating supplier agreements, preparation of contracts and tender management. You will be working closely with suppliers to build strong relationships and liaising with other internal departments to ensure the schedule is aligned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Ideally have CIPS or working towards
• Leadership experience (could be Operations/Production) within Manufacturing, ideally from machine build engineering to be familiar with bespoke machined/fabricated parts
• Experience with low volume, high value and variety
• Excellent communicator with the purchasing team, suppliers, other internal departments and board level
• Experience working with overseas suppliers
• Ideally have knowledge of Kanban methodology
• Excellent interpersonal skills, organisation and very strong attention to detail
• Conflict resolution and negotiation
• Excellent attitude, natural people person
• Flexibility for visiting suppliers in the UK and Europe and attending exhibitions when necessary

What you will get in return

Alongside being part of a company that has a great working culture, you will receive a generous base salary alongside their enhanced company package.

If you like being part of a growing SME company that has the stability of a larger group, this could be the ideal role for you!