Purchasing Manager
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 dependant on experience
Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Fulltime, Onsite, based in Hemel Hempstead
Start Date - ASAP
We are looking for a dynamic, energetic, and motivational Purchasing Manager to join our client's team in buying finished goods for shop fit-out and display. Reporting to the Senior Procurement Manager, you will be directly in charge of the team of Buyers and their workload.
Duties: Purchasing Manager
- Execute Group instructions regarding Purchasing standards and practices
- Management of BAU and Projects through the Purchasing team
- Allocation of workload, Dept capacity management and ongoing management and review of the team to achieve goals, targets and meet all deadlines
- Stock management of repeat order items via MRP
- Project Buying Management
- Stock management of inventory held at 3rd parties - control, audit.
- Manage RFQ's via the in-house software application, delegate, instruct and review returns with the Purchasing team.
- Kick Off meetings where required with internal stakeholders
- Negotiate on price and lead time
- ERP system updates such as coding, supplier data and price lists
- Account payable interface and invoice issue resolution
- Supplier relationship management including regular performance reviews, audits and visits.
- Process improvement and implementation aligned to needs of the business
- Spend analysis and proactive steering to approved and/or preferred supply chain partners
- Help define, shape and implement the procurement work flow strategy
Tasks: Purchasing Manager
- Daily Management of the team and all duties within the Dept.
- Manage KPI's and metrics for suppliers and the Purchasing team
- Raising codes, review MRP, placing orders, P2P process.
- Monitor and manage freight and shipping costs UK, EU and FE.
- BAU and Projects work allocation methodology
- Collaboration with Goods In over BAU inbound space constraints, delivery timing and quality issues
- Subcontract MO management
- MRP basic data management.
- Shorts control.
- Manage the process of progress chasing inbound PO's
Experience & Related Skills: Purchasing Manager
- Relevant experience - preferably within a purchasing and project management or manufacturing environment is essential.
- Experience in managing a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Ideally experience in retail, shopfitting industry.
- Ability to utilise effective negotiation and persuasion skills is essential.
- Knowledge of warehouse processes and inventory management is desirable.
- Familiarity with production parts and supplier manufacturing processes is desirable.
- Good numeracy and analytical skills.
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Word and Excel (lookups), PowerPoint, Outlook.
- Knowledge and experience of working in ERP/ MRP systems.
- Experience with procuring from the Far East is advantageous
- Knowledge and experience working in retail and shopfitting desirable.
- Excellent verbal, written, presentation and communication skills.
- Ability to Manage and work within a small team and with internal staff at all levels and with partner organisations, suppliers and clients.
- Be receptive to fast moving, challenging and rapidly changing and expanding operations.
- Able to work under pressure in a calm and mature manner.
- Ability to multi-task and constantly reappraise timescales and priorities.
- Self-motivated, ability to show initiative and develop creative solutions.
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