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
M-F