Posted by Futures Manufacturing • £40K/yr to £50K/yr
Our client, a long established and well respected engineering business, seek to appoint a Purchasing Manager to manage and control the purchase of goods, materials and services for individual projects, co-ordinating with the Project Managers, Material Controllers and Manufacturing teams.
As Purchasing Manager you will understand engineering and have previous experience working for a manufacturing / R&D focused business with experience of technical buying.
Salary, benefits and working conditions are excellent.
JOB PURPOSE: Responsible for the administration of the buying cycle.Working closely with the Buying and Merchandising team to deliver sales stock and profit targets by providing accurateand timely administration to support the department and wider business.Partners with key stakeholders to ensure stock is delivered at the right time to allow stock to be in the right place, andat the right time across the store estate.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: ?
Inventory ControlCreates, maintains, and utilises accurate reporting on inventory.
As a Senior Buyer you will be responsible for sourcing, negotiating, and ordering materials, services, and plant equipment essential for the delivery of our projects, in Water, Transport, Energy and the Built Environment.
You will collaborate with your direct counterparts and other members of the procurement team, collectively working to provide best-in-class service for our sites and offices.
General
Your primary responsibilities will include procurement activities both within and outside of frameworks, collaborating with internal stakeholders to understand and source their commercial and product requirements while providing reports and data to drive departmental and business KPIs.