Our client, a long established and well respected engineering business, seek to appoint an Office Manager to work within their whoite collar support function. As Office Manager you will have a varied role focused on managing and control the purchase of goods, materials and services for individual projects; co-ordinating with the R&D focused engineers and the Manufacturing team; dealing with customers on day-to-day queries; small project management tasks; commercial and marketing support activities; anything else that makes the office run smoothly. As Office Manager you will have previous experience working for a manufacturing / R&D focused business in a back office support and preferably have experience of procurement administration. Salary, benefits and working conditions are excellent.
Office Manager - Role and Responsibilities - Procurement / Purchasing / Supply Chain / Manufacturing / Engineering / Projects / Commercial / Marketing
* Purchase goods, materials, components or services in accordance with specified technical, quality and delivery requirements
* Basic project coordination activities
* Prepare purchase orders in line with final negotiations with selected suppliers
* Interface with other departments, customers and suppliers
* Marketing and commercial support
Office Manager - Skills and Abilities - Procurement / Purchasing / Supply Chain / Manufacturing / Engineering / Projects / Commercial / Marketing
* Experience of office management
* Buying / procurement knowledge, ideally in engineering or manufacturing
* Good telephone manner and level headedness when completing multiple tasks
* Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and support other members of the team where appropriate
* Basic understanding of sales, marketing, design and manufacturing functions
Office Manager / Procurement / Purchasing / Supply Chain / Manufacturing / Engineering / Projects / Commercial / Marketing
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