Type: Permanent
Location: Nottingham
Purchasing Manager
£70,000 – £90,000
Nottingham
Are you an experienced Purchasing Manager with strong management skills?
Do you have ‘finished products’ buying expertise ideally gained within the construction building industry, machinery / power and hand tools, or garden equipment sector etc?
If you’ve answered yes to the above questions and you live within an easy commute of Nottingham, then read on as this role might be just what you’re looking for!
Reporting into one of the Directors you will be responsible for managing a small purchasing team in sourcing new products and negotiating terms with new and existing suppliers and placing orders.
As Purchasing Manager your responsibilities will include:
- Reviewing contract terms and developing an inventory management strategy with a view to improving stock accuracies
- Accountability for cost, quality, reliability, and delivery of products sourced.
- Negotiating and influencing suppliers to achieve best market value
- Identifying areas for improvement to current processes and procedures
- Developing and owning appropriate departmental KPIs to ensure performance and improvement is measured and acted on
- Developing new systems and working practices
- Demonstrating strategic cost saving, improving on time delivery, lead time reduction and effective inventory control
- Controlling purchase of products, capital, and non-capital lines as per replenishment requirements or sales forecasts and expediting
- Optimising stock turnover by ensuring adequate/frequent ordering and liaising with suppliers to provide product sales forecasts
- Monitoring product failure rates and negotiate resolution with suppliers
- Liaising with suppliers to obtain contributions to marketing as required
- Produce ad hoc reports as required by the Director.
NB: Occasional travel and overnight stays will be required.
The company is well-established, and a high volume of staff are long-serving employees who enjoy the stability the business offers. Great opportunity – please send your CV now or get in touch for more details….