£30K/yr to £40K/yr
England, United Kingdom
Permanent, Variable

Purchasing Manager

Posted by EJD RECRUITMENT LTD.

This internally based role involves managing a small purchasing team responsible for purchasing goods and services from the UK and Far East at the most competitive prices.

  • Overall responsibility for managing the Purchasing team.
  • Working with and supporting all Purchasing team members
  • Prior management/team leader experience
  • Experience of working in an inventory-based business.
  • Purchasing experience including balancing multiple products. suppliers, deadlines, and business needs simultaneously.
  • Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills and communicator, with outstanding written and verbal English communication skills.
  • Ability to understand supplier issues and a genuine desire to work with suppliers to build long term relationships.
  • Advanced level knowledge of Excel to create reports and analyse data.
  • Self-motivated with a positive can-do attitude and the ability to be flexible in a fast-paced dynamic environment.
  • Team player with ability to work well with suppliers and colleagues at all levels.
  • Desire to identify creative ways to improve the purchasing experience with no hesitation to suggest new, out-of-the box ideas
  • Intermediate level experience with Microsoft Outlook, Word and PowerPoint.
  • Sage experience highly advantageous.
  • Logistics and supply chain knowledge with domestic shipments will be an advantage.

Full time permanent

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