Purchasing Manager Food Nottingham Up to £55,000 Monday to Friday days Jelly Technical is recruiting on behalf of a leading food manufacturer for a Purchasing Manager to join an innovative team, within a business that creates cutting edge meal solutions into the UK food supply chain, across retail and food service. This is an opportunity for a Purchasing Manager already established in a purchasing leadership position to join a thriving team within a supportive business, with lots of perks and added extra's to ensure you feel valued. These include enhanced contributory pension, life assurance and development plans for additional training and career development. As a Purchasing Manager your key responsibilities include: Take overall responsibility for the procurement of raw materials, ingredients and packaging. Train and lead the purchasing team. Establishing relationships with existing and news suppliers. Oversee and management the inventory of raw materials and supplies, ensuring stock levels are at a level to avoid production delays. Managing and reducing overstocking and waste. Maintain existing purchasing strategies and also highlight areas for improvement in pricing whilst maintaining a high quality supply. Working with Finance & Production to forecast material needs and budget impacts. What You'll Bring: Experienced as a Purchasing Manager and able to lead the team & function with confidence. Ideally from a food / FMCG background, with short life product experience highly desirable. Good understanding of food quality and safety compliance. Strong IT skills, with proficiency in inventory management systems. Apply TODAY to express an interest. A member of the Jelly Technical team will endeavour to contact all suitable applicants within 72 hours.