Purchasing Manager
- Recruiter
- Confidential
- Location
- South Shields
- Salary
- Competitive
- Posted
- 19 Jul 2022
- Closes
- 16 Aug 2022
- Sectors
- Procurement
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
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)
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)