The Role
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Reporting to the Operations Director, you'll take responsibility for day-to-day purchasing and stock availability while helping develop smarter, more effective procurement practices. Your focus will be on maintaining availability, improving stock control, strengthening supplier performance and supporting better commercial decisions.
Day to day duties include:
- Planning and placing purchase orders, monitoring deliveries and resolving supply issues.
- Analysing demand, sales trends and supplier lead times to make informed stock decisions.
- Identifying slow-moving, excess and obsolete stock and taking action to reduce it.
- Reviewing pricing and negotiating competitive costs and commercial terms.
- Building effective supplier relationships and improving service and quality performance.
- Identifying alternative sources when supply is at risk.
- Improving purchasing processes, stock settings, reporting and systems.
- Working closely with internal teams and providing clear recommendations to the Operations Director.
The Organisation
Our client is an established and growing organisation that has undergone significant development in recent years. Continued growth has created a more sophisticated operation, with increasing emphasis on data, stronger processes and informed commercial decision-making.
About You
You'll bring experience from purchasing, procurement, stock management, supply planning or inventory, together with strong numerical and analytical skills. You'll be confident interpreting purchasing and stock data, negotiating with suppliers and making commercially sound decisions.
Just as importantly, you'll be proactive, organised and comfortable taking ownership. xgikmsk You'll enjoy getting into the detail while also spotting opportunities to improve processes and prevent recurring problems.
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Procurement and Planning Executive employer: Nigel Wright Group Careers
As a leading engineering business in the North East, our client offers an exceptional work environment that fosters innovation and technical excellence. Employees benefit from a collaborative culture that encourages professional growth and development, with clear pathways to advance into leadership roles. The company's commitment to bespoke product development in safety-critical environments ensures that every team member plays a vital role in solving complex challenges, making this an exciting and rewarding place to work.
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