Job Description
Escape is working in partnership with a long-established manufacturing organisation who have created a new role for a Head of Procurement to lead and develop their purchasing function across multiple sites.
This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for managing a team, building strong supplier relationships, and ensuring materials and services are available to support production and business growth.
Key responsibilities:
* Lead, manage and develop multi-site purchasing teams
* Oversee all MRO and indirect spend, ensuring value and continuity of supply
* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
* Ensure timely availability of materials to support production and capital projects
* Drive improvements in processes, procedures and efficiency across the purchasing function
* Support the upgrade and optimisation of the MRP system
* Work closely with colleagues across operations, manufacturing, logistics and fleet
Candidate profile:
* Experienced procurement professional with a track record of leading teams
* Knowledge of manufacturing operations, materials planning and inventory control
* Strong supplier management and negotiation skills
* Experience with MRP systems and process improvement initiatives
* Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities
This is an exciting opportunity for a senior procurement professional to make a real impact on a growing manufacturing business.