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The Lead Purchasers responsibility is to develop purchasing processes and strategies, maintaining and developing positive relationships with suppliers, internal teams regarding supply needs, and having overall responsibility of the purchasing process.
Role requirements:
* Experienced in working with ERP systems
* Drive communication and build effective relationships with all key stakeholders, both internal and external to ensure the needs and expectations aligned.
* Take ownership of all procurement projects and tasks and ensure smooth end-to-end service delivery
* Identify potential new suppliers, manage current suppliers, negotiating terms, whilst staying in budget and maintaining quality
* Achieve key targets (KPI’s) set by the Head of Operations including but not limited to:
* on-time delivery, supplier performance, inventory control, PPV (Purchase Price Variance) and price reduction projects, etc.
* Manage and support logistic partnerships with freight and courier companies.
* Any other reasonable duties as required
Sustainable Impact:
* Manage supply chain risk in and out of the business, and communicate this in a timely manner.
* Help create and maintain appropriate supply agreements.
* Identify new suppliers for the business who can offer new, innovative ideas to support new and current designs.
* Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
* Work collectively with the engineering department to achieve NPD (New Product Development) targets for product designs
* Compliance and documentation in line with company policies, industry standards and regulatory requirements
People Health and management:
* Manage, mentor and support your direct reports using guidance, one to ones, training and PDR process to facilitate this.
* Travel will be required from time to time in UK, Europe and sometimes worldwide either yourself or a team member.
* Cross train between all other supply chain departments
Additional Experience and Skills
* Have excellent negotiation skills
* Experience working in a manufacturing environment
* Experience of auditing suppliers on-site
* Driven, with a can-do attitude and a will to develop new skills and progress within the Company should opportunities arise.
* Experience of forecasting and setting safety stocks
* Keen attention to detail and accuracy.
* Good technical background and ability to read an engineering drawing (not essential but desirable)
* Yearly bonus (discretionary dependant on company performance)
* 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays pro rata
* Up to 16% Company pension (9% employer, 7% employee) from pay period.
* Company sick pay (after probation)
* State of the art building and working environment.
* Wellness programmes for mental health
* Cycle to work scheme
* Life insurance
* Free Parking
About the Job and onboarding process:
* Working hours: Monday to Friday 8am to 4:30pm
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Purchasing and Supply Chain
* Industries
Measuring and Control Instrument Manufacturing
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