Purchasing Manager – Barnsley - £35,000 - £42,000
Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a rapidly growing manufacturer in Barnsley who are looking to recruit a Purchasing Manager to join their team.
As Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for working closely with suppliers across Europe building strong relationships and ensuring a smooth supply chain.
Benefits:
- Bonus scheme
- Private medical insurance
- Company pension
- Employee discounts
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Purchasing Manager duties:
- Monitor stock levels and identify purchasing requirements
- Monitor PO's to ensure materials are delivered on time, at the agreed price and within specification
- Identify, deliver and track cost savings across both direct and indirect spend
- Maintain regular contact with key suppliers, resolving any problems, making improvement and maintaining service levels and efficiencies
- Identifying areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results
- Managing overall direction, coordination and evaluation of procurement for the organisation
- Seeking and proposing new products & suppliers as required, ensuring that the best commercial arrangements are achieved
- Maintain MRP data in relation to min/max stock levels, the quality standards of the operation and minimise the amount of money the operation spends
Hours: Full time Monday – Friday
Required skills & experience:
- Skilled negotiator with the ability to build long lasting relationships
- Must have a good knowledge of Excel (Vlookups, filtering, Formatting, data management etc)
- Understanding of budget control and budget management
- Strong problem-solving skills
- CIPS Qualified (desirable)
If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!