At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead purchasing and stores departments, ensuring efficient operations and supplier management.
- Company: Wykes Engineering Ltd, a leading-edge engineering firm in renewable technologies.
- Benefits: Competitive pay, life assurance, health plan, and increased annual leave with service.
- Other info: Dynamic work environment with opportunities for professional growth and team development.
- Why this job: Join a progressive company making an impact in renewable energy and materials processing.
- Qualifications: Extensive experience in procurement and leadership within the engineering sector.
The predicted salary is between 40000 - 50000 £ per year.
- Goosey Lodge, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9LU
- Department: Management
- Shift/Schedule: Monday - Friday (40 hours per week)
- Overview
- We are seeking a highly organised and strategic
Stores & Purchasing Manager to lead our purchasing and stores departments.
Positioned as a critical link within our operational infrastructure, the successful candidate will align procurement and stores activities with our engineering, design, and manufacturing departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Sourcing & Commercial Management
- Oversee and ensure commercial negotiations with key suppliers to achieve measurable cost reductions.
- Evaluate and manage supplier performance to guarantee material quality and supply chain resilience.
- Formulate and implement procurement strategies.
- Stores & Critical Spares Management
- Oversee critical engineering spares, maintaining accuracy regarding location, valuation, and availability.
- Direct the stores team to ensure optimal day‑to‑day operations and meeting department requirements.
- Continually review the stores department workflows and embed smart, sustainable and compliant methods.
- Implement and maintain a CMMS across the departments.
- LOLER & PUWER - ensure all lifting gear and work equipment are traceable and legally compliant; overseeing inspection scheduling.
- Collaborate with engineering and design teams to forecast and meet requirements within specific timeframes.
- Lead the daily activities of purchasing and stores team.
- Oversee workforce development by identifying training needs, conducting performance reviews, and fostering a supportive working environment.
Experience
- Extensive experience within a procurement and stores leadership role within the engineering industry.
- A proven track record of managing teams and driving operational efficiency.
- Ability to work with different stakeholders at all levels.
- Competitive within Industry
- Life Assurance
- Health Shield Cash Plan
- Increased annual leave with length of service
- The Company – Wykes Engineering Ltd
Based in Rushden, Northants, we are a leading edge engineering specialising in the manufacture of materials processing equipment and renewable technologies.
As a highly innovative and progressive design and manufacturing company, we have our own in‑house manufacturing department, renewable energy facilities and project work within renewable and food surplus industries.
Founded over 40 years ago, our engineering innovation has always been a fundamental part of our business.
This has helped us to establish ourselves as a major player in our key areas of expertise, namely:
- Design and manufacture of equipment for the food bi‑products and renewable technologies
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