Our client are a forward thinking and innovative market leading company in the UK & Ireland in the fastener and fixings industry and are part of a large, multinational, group of companies. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and optimising the end-to-end supply chain processes, ensuring the availability and delivery of critical components, managing supplier relationships, and driving operational excellence. Responsibilities: • Mentor and develop the Procurement Manager and Warehouse Team Leader. • Work with the Sales & Marketing Director to create and maintain forecasts, manage exception reports and analyse forecast discrepancies to understand and respond to trends and changes,. • Review, refine and optimise purchasing parameters, to enhance the ordering pattern for all product ranges. • Understand our customer buying behaviour and how this impacts the Procurement Function. • Work with the Procurement Manager to confirm shipment dates and lead times. • Ensure optimum stock levels to maximise customer availability and to ensuring high selling products do not have stock out issues. • Negotiate terms and prices with suppliers, monitoring and assessing their performance and maintain cost-effective practices. • Work with the Procurement Manager to source new suppliers/products. • Create and manage KPIs, supporting the Procurement Manager and the Warehouse Team Leader to implement to the wider supply chain team. • Working with the Warehouse Team Leader to support the inbound and outbound deliveries. • Understanding the inbound and outbound logistics of the business, the best and most cost effective methods of receipting and despatching goods. Negotiating rates and contracts with our carriers. • To ensure the warehouse inventory is routinely monitored, with stock cycles and stock takes being carried out to keep the stock as accurate as possible. • Understanding the roles of the key team members to ensure cover can be provided when people are absent. Skills: • A strong background in supply chain environment. • Experience in mentoring, supporting and leading others. • Strong negotiation skills with suppliers. • Excellent management and leadership abilities to oversee Procurement, Warehousing and Logistics. • Strong analytical skills. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. • The ability to organise and plan accordingly. • Able to adapt within the different functions of the Supply Chain team. Hours • Monday to Friday 08:45 am to 17:00 pm. • 45-minute lunch break. Benefits • Annual performance and attendance bonuses. • Employee Benefit Scheme. • Christmas period close. • Access to Company Pension - company contributes 6%. • 25 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays. • Extra Holiday for Birthday. • Access to Private Health cover once you have completed your probation