Are you passionate about developing our supply sources to support our growth and profitability? Do you enjoy initiating and leading projects to improve quality or performance?
Do you thrive in a face-paced environment, collaborating across teams to develop a strong global supply network? If so, we want you to join our UK sourcing team as a Purchasing Manager for our key Companion Animal brands including the UK’s No.1 dog treat & toys brand, Good Boy.
The Role:
As a Purchasing Manager, you will Identify and evaluate new sources of materials, negotiating payment terms and managing of agreements. You will also engage senior leadership in supply decisions and manage a variety relationships to achieve profitability targets.
Key Responsibilities:
* Identify and evaluate new sources of materials and services to meet the short, mid and long-term needs of the business. Negotiates, proposes, and executes, supply, terms, payment, rebate and exclusivity agreements,
* Coordinates and engages with senior stakeholders and Legal counsel to align on supplier contracts, capability, as well as leadership in reaching consensus on ultimate choice of supplier.
* Develop new and manage existing supply agreements with suppliers to meet GPC objectives of low cost, high quality, and flexibility to business demands. Selects & develops suppliers into strategic partners bringing value & innovation to the supply chain.
* Collaborates on the development and implementation of global sourcing strategies and operating plan budget. Identifies and leads sustaining projects.
* Manages market dynamics relative to controlling raw material and currency inflation/deflation on product portfolio and achieves year over year productivity to meet/exceed corp. objectives via cost improvement/ working capital.
* Develop strategies and execution plans and and manages competitive bidding process, evaluating the country of origin, pricing, quality, and understanding capacity constraints and assures 99% customer fill rate goals via supplier performance management and supply chain support.
* Evaluate, measure and report supplier performance metrics and scorecards. Resolves warranty, and liability claims with supply base to recover costs per contract terms.
About You:
You will have previous experience in purchasing management and considerable knowledge of sources of supply, markets, price and commodity trends.
Key Skills & Experience:
* Considerable knowledge of sources of supply, markets, price and commodity trends with ability to accurately predict/anticipate marketplace events and develop action plans that anticipate/prevent implementation challenges.
* Natural influencer with Senior stakeholders and Senior business leaders in outside organisations. Skilled at effectively interfacing with all levels, specifically Senior Stakeholders both inside and outside of the organization.
* Strong at interpreting, proposing and implementing complex supply agreements / contracts.
* Experience managing global suppliers. Experience in supply chain operations and/or management preferred.
* Excellent communication skills, both oral and written in English languages as well as proven negotiating skills, Team Leadership/Management Skills, and Project Leadership experience required.
* Able to facilitate dynamic, cross-functional groups and give presentations
* Able to manage multiple projects successfully.
* Proficient in the use of Microsoft office, SAP computer systems and applications.
* Strong Business acumen and analytical skills required.
* Certified Purchasing Manager [CPM] Certification desirable.
You will have a valid UK driving license, as travel will be required within the UK and Europe and have the right to work in the UK.