Purchasing Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Promoting the effective management of suppliers to sustain value throughout the life of the contract.
• Building and maintaining outstanding relationships whilst logging and tracking supplier performance.
• Enhancing relationships to ensure effective execution of strategies and drive cost savings.
• Ensuring that manufacturing is not compromised due to non-availability of parts.
• Carrying out NPI/RFI/RFQ, and making sourcing recommendations.
• Monitoring the health of the Supplier and identifying risk.
• Looking for cost down opportunities through alternative sourcing.
• Negotiation of supplier contracts.
• Ensure MRP pricing data is kept up to date.
• Raising purchase orders and chasing overdue deliveries.
• Providing regular reporting to the Senior Team and Directors.

Key Requirements:

• Supplier focused with strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly developed business acumen and negotiation/influencing skills.
• Member of Institute of Purchasing and Supply (or currently studying for membership).
• A working knowledge of relevant standards (AS9100) preferred but not essential as training will be given.
• A working knowledge of MRP procurement systems.
• Procurement and supplier management experience essential.
• Effective communication skills at all levels, both internally and externally.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Minimum Intermediate Excel knowledge essential

Company Statement: This job description is not intended to establish a total definition of a job but outline duties. This job description will be amended at the discretion of management.