Position: Head of Purchasing Location: Worcestershire Salary: £50,000 to £60,000 Excellent Benefits If there’s something stopping you from achieving all you’re capable of, you’ll relish a role with a company that will positively encourage you to be pro-active – a real opportunity to release your true potential. The Company: Our Client is an innovative Multi-Disciplined Design & Engineering Lead provider of automation engineering services and solutions across a wide range of industries, including automotive, rail, aerospace, pharmaceutical, food and beverage. Due to sustained continued expansion they now require a Head of Purchasing to support a lean and effective Procurement set up and maintain KPIs including cost, quality and delivery in line with all company projects. You will have overall responsibility for negotiation and contract management; developing and building strategic supplier relationships; risk management and the identification and resolution of supply chain issues within your category. The Person: Candidates suitable for consideration should be able to provide evidence of the following: A Degree/HND in Manufacturing/Production/Industrial Engineering or relevant equivalent experience. A knowledge/understanding of engineering concepts such as Design for manufacture, pre-production, industrial engineering, purchasing and procurement processes, integration, cost effectiveness, quality, and readiness for production Membership of CIPS or achievement of equivalent business qualification would be an advantage You will be self-motivated, have excellent communication skills both written and oral, be computer literate, and able to work as part of a team. Do you have the courage to take on this challenge?