Job Title: Purchaser
Department/Function: Operations
Location: Head Office
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am to 5pm, Fri 8am to 1pm
Salary Range: £33K to £36K
About the Role
We are recruiting for a Purchaser to join our Operations Team. The role of Purchaser is a key role in ensuring that purchased material is ordered and delivered on time so that we can manufacture our products to schedule. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and reviewing supplier relationships, conducting day to day planning activities through our ERP system and raising and processing purchase orders. The successful candidate will be trained by our current purchaser who is being promoted and will line manage the purchaser role.
Key Responsibilities
Maintain and review key supplier relationships (including on time delivery and pricing reviews).
Conducting planning activities in our ERP system to identify and raise purchase orders for material required.
Ensure re-order levels are routinely reviewed to ensure we hold sufficient stock levels and new stock is delivered by its required date.
Process purchase requests from colleagues, finding suitable product solutions and raising purchase orders.
Liaise with our Stock Control Manager and goods in to ensure smooth internal delivery and timely booking in of deliveries.
Success Outcomes
* First 30 Days:
Processing purchase requests and raising Pos.
Communicating with key suppliers to obtain lead times, get quotes and place orders.
Started to use MRP and planning dashboards to forecast material requirements and place orders.
Understand blanket agreements.
A good level of accuracy and will have adopted approximately 50% of day to day purchasing.
* First 90 Days:
All of the above plus:
Fully use MRP and planning dashboards to forecast material requirements and place orders.
Have created and placed blanket agreements.
Setting up new suppliers on our ERP system.
Creating new material or part purchasing codes in our ERP system.
A high level of accuracy and will have adopted 100% of day to day purchasing.
* 12 Months:
All of the above plus:
A good understanding of the business, it’s products, procedures and purchasing requirements.
Have supported in projects to improve departmental efficiency and develop supplier relations.
Skills
Required
Be able to use a digital ERP system (full training provided)
Strong written and verbal communication
Foundational understanding of MRP (Material requirements planning) and common purchasing terminology
Understanding of calculating re-order levels and safety stock
Desired
Purchasing knowledge applicable to the manufacturing sector; including basic knowledge of metals and manufacturing terminology.
Advanced understanding of MRP and common purchasing terminology.
Experience
Have at least two years’ experience of purchasing or have studied a post graduate qualification in purchasing and logistics is essential.
Experience in manufacturing is desirable.
Traits & Behaviours
Ability to work at pace
High attention to detail
Good ability to problem solve
Proactive
Good commercial sense
Clear communicator
Disqualifying Behaviours
Inability to problem solve
Poor accuracy
Poor communication
Slow pace of work
About the Company
Founded in 1929 and based in Birmingham, Armac Martin is now an award-winning, fourth-generation family business and a leading name in the luxury interiors industry.
We have a passion for exceptional design; celebrating true craftsmanship and the use of the finest materials to form made‑to‑last brass hardware and accessories.
Our reputation is built on both heritage and craftsmanship, and our luxury hardware is favoured by architects, designers, property developers and homeowners the world over.
Our foundational mission “to be a great brand, that nurtures great people to produce great products” puts people at the centre of everything we do. We apply a culture first approach to building our team by ensuring we find people with values that align with our own, our core values are:
* To be Inclusive and Caring
* To Demonstrate Honesty and Integrity
* To hold ourselves Accountable
* To have a Can Do and ForwardLooking attitude.
* To foster Innovation
* To have a Dedication to Excellence
Benefits
Company pension
Cycle to work scheme
Employee discount
Free on-site parking
Free tea, coffee and fruit
Regular work socials
Regular opportunities to help support our chosen charity (during paid working hours)
25 days holiday plus bank holidays (additional service day for every 5 years worked)
Annual bonus
Christmas bonus
Ongoing investment in training