We are delighted to be working with a highly successful North East manufacturer that operates across a range of industry sectors. This South Tyneside based site has a fantastic opportunity for a Purchasing Manager to join them on a permanent basis.
The Purchasing Manager Role
Reporting to the CEO, you will manage and develop the purchasing team procurement activities on a day to day basis, sourcing from UK and overseas suppliers. You will negotiate cost and lead time reductions with suppliers and provide procurement support to the purchasing team and supply chain management. The Purchasing Manager will be responsible for quality, cost and delivery (QCD) for allocated Bought Out Complete (BOC) suppliers. They will develop and implement continuous improvement activities.
Key Responsibilities
- To manage procurement of materials, BOC parts, equipment and consumables to fulfil business requirements
- To manage the selection of potential suppliers for enquiry
- To analyse quotations from suppliers using all available tools and techniques and to expedite the quotations
- To select the most appropriate supplier using all available tools and procedures
- To gain purchase order approval as per level required
- To manage the ordering of supplier tooling as required
- To manage purchase orders to suppliers
- To expedite purchase orders including managing supplier status reports and delivery dates relative to sales order and Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP) requirements
- To work with production ensuring raw material is booked into stock within an agreed time scale
- To resolve invoice queries raised by the accounts department
- To maintaining suppliers Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for quality, cost and delivery
- To prepare data for the supplier vendor rating system
- To seek to recover financial loss caused by supplier related delivery or quality problems using the problem part investigation sheet
- To arrange and attend supplier meetings or visits to resolve any issues arising
- To identify opportunities for supplier reduction and introduce improvement initiatives to suppliers
- To assist with supplier development reviews to review QCD performance and set improvement targets and action plans
- To improve supplier performance by analysing KPIs for quality, cost and delivery and setting improvement targets
- To work with the Supply Chain Manager to complete supplier evaluation reports
- To obtain approval certificates and ensure all suppliers are added to the approved supplier list in the business system
- To maintain of delivery dates to ensure that sales order requirements and purchase orders are aligned in MRP
- To work with design department and suppliers in the value engineering of components purchased with a view to reduce cost and lead-time while maintaining the quality of the product
- To carry out cost saving exercises by negotiation with suppliers and document all
- To continually look for opportunities to reduce lead times
- To assist with supplier lead time reduction plans
- To negotiate lead-time reductions with suppliers
- To manage stock including purchase order reschedule and cancellation messages
- To participate in stock checks and ensure that the required purchasing activities are completed to plan
- To assist in supplier quality improvement plans
- To assist and resolve supplier quality issues and to work closely with the quality department
- To provide feedback on quality issues to suppliers and seek resolutions
- To continually seek improvements in purchasing department systems and processes
- To assist with Stores improvement activities
- To promote supplier improvement activity
- To identify improvements within supply chain
- To work in a safe manner; driving positive behaviour and leading by example with regard to the company’s health, safety and environmental policies
About You
- You will possess similar previous experience in an engineering and/or manufacturing organisation, and should have excellent knowledge of supply chain management. People management experience will be an advantage.
- You will have a proven track record of successful negotiations based on a fact and data driven approach.
- You will be self-motivated with the ability to develop and maintain strong supplier relationships.
Other requirements include:
- Strong IT skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to problem solve and show initiative
- Strong attention to detail
- CIPS (desirable)
- People management experience (desirable)
Thank you for your application!
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