Our Client an industry leading supplier of tableware and light catering equipment to the foodservice industry are currently recruiting an experienced Purchasing Manager.

 

Salary up to £45-48K pa + annual PR bonus + excellent benefits. Working hours 8.30am to 5.00pm, Monday to Friday

Responsibilities of the Purchasing Manager

• Maintaining stock levels within agreed company limits.
• Effective communication with the company’s Hong Kong office, with regards to supplier management.
• Effective communication with the company’s Quality Assurance team, ensuring products comply with all necessary legislative needs.
• Implement regular reviews, identifying resourcing and/or supplier consolidation opportunities.
• Manage, mentor and provide guidance and direction to the purchasing team, whilst maintaining the company’s personnel development program.
• Develop a high-performance supply chain, that meets or exceeds company strategic aims.
• Appreciate our customer needs and requirements, ensuring the highest standards for supplier and stock management, whilst working within a systematic, methodical and orderly way, in order to consistently achieving project goals.
• Assist with developing and implementing operational improvements by ensuring that all non-value added activity is reduced in the warehouse by using lean / kaizen tools and techniques.
• Maintain effective communications between the quality, operations and other internal company functions.

Team Management

• Lead the Purchasing team to provide direction and excellent communications with regard to the scope of their own roles, responsibilities and performance.
• Oversee the induction, training and development of all team members.
• Deliver company communications to the team as required to ensure that they remain up to date with activities, developments and achievements.

Required Work Experience

• Suitable background as a Purchasing Manager within a diverse worldwide supply environment, to include people management, delegation and process management.
• Strong proven leadership experience.
• Proven experience of successfully implementing change.
• Proven experience of buying, with evidence of cost savings achieved.

• Ideally possessing a relevant professional qualification.
• Ideally possessing a strong manufacturing background in either a light catering equipment / tableware environment, or a variable product / material environment.

• Excellent computer skills and proficient in MS Excel, Word and Outlook.
• Excellent knowledge of MRP.
• Excellent communications skills both verbal and written.
• High comfort level working in a diverse environment.

Travel requirements

• Visits to supplier sites and trade fairs will be necessary – UK and the Far East. Flexibility to travel as required to fulfil the role.

For the role of Purchasing Manager our Client offers the following benefits:

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Contributory pension scheme
• Health care scheme
• Annual PR bonus
• Staff shop and free parking