Job Description
Purchasing Manager
Newhaven, UK
Quintessence is a niche fragrance company, part of the global LUCTA group, specialising in Fine Fragrance, Personal and Air Care. With operations in UK, India, Europe, US and China we give a global service to our selected clients, which is one of the many reasons we are growing significantly faster than our competition.
As the Purchasing Manager you will lead the direct purchasing of raw materials while supporting the wider category management. You will work with and manage a team for sourcing day-to-day production requirements, overseeing performance, providing support, training, and developing tools needed to optimise purchasing operations and streamlining supply chain. In collaboration with the global purchasing team headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, you will lead the Quintessence sourcing strategy for new products and services, ensuring alignment with business needs, cost-efficiency, and sustainability targets.
The successful applicant will need to have a proven global track record in negotiating large scale contracts with leading manufacturers and distributors of fragrance ingredients and essential oils.
Due to the nature of this role we are unable to support complete remote working so applicants must be willing to relocate to the South Coast of England where our UK operation is based. We regular...