Purchasing Manager

Job Description

Purchasing Manager

Birmingham

£40,000 to £45,000 Basic Salary

Accountable for the people, processes and costs within the Purchasing areas including purchasing, consignment stock, stores, stock control, and goods in. Business acumen combined with relationship building and organisational skills will ensure costs to the business are minimised whilst maintaining first-class service and quality products to our customers. All work must be carried out in accordance with the ISO 9001 quality management system standards and procedures in place.

Key Responsibilities:

• Reduce Direct and Indirect costs across the business in line with monthly targets.
• Responsible for buying goods for use in the manufacturing process, selling or using within the business.
• Maintain all costs within the business below target and make recommendations for ongoing efficiencies.
• Provide accurate costings for every job and work closely with the Sales & Marketing Manager and Planner to ensure all associated costs are accounted for in quotes and future work schedules are understood.
• Track metrics to understand usage and identify trends, anomalies, and changes.
• Develop a suite of live reports to ensure the Leadership Team is kept up to date and informed.
• Develop good working relationships with all key suppliers and seek to negotiate better quality, pricing, and delivery timeframes.
• Ensure the team liaises with suppliers and resolves any delivery or quality issues immediately.
• Identify \’critical\’ suppliers and manage the relationship to ensure supply security for the business.
• Identify cost down opportunities and collaborate with production and design teams to implement within the bounds of the company’s certification and accreditations.
• Provide foresight into nickel and steel prices and recommend actions to protect the business.
• Reduce stock levels to balance efficiency while maintaining sufficient stock for job delivery.
• Understand every cost line on the Financial report.
• Constantly review and challenge the suppliers of consignment stock to deliver the most cost-effective solution without compromising on quality.
• Carry out monthly Controls & Checks within the Purchasing areas.
• Oversee and manage stock control activities for accuracy and efficiency.
• Oversee the areas and teams within purchasing, consignment stock, stores, stock control, and goods in.

Requirements:

• Level 3 CIPS or equivalent experience.
• GCSE or equivalent in English & Mathematics of Grade C or above.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a Purchasing Manager role or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience managing people.
• Proven track record of delivering cost-cutting solutions.
• Experience managing supplier relationships.
• Experience working within agreed targets, KPI’s, and deadlines.
• Proven ability to make sound commercial decisions.
• Good Microsoft Office skills and experience with in-house systems.
• Strong commercial orientation focused on establishing and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
• Ability to understand, define, and work with commercial concepts, processes, and operations.
• Effective in producing and presenting reports.
• A friendly person with excellent verbal communication, negotiation, and presentation skills.
• A positive motivator able to lead, manage, and work as part of a team.
• Able to follow end-to-end processes and commit to delivering specific agreed service standards.

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