Directly Responsible to: Operations Manager Overall, Role and Responsibilities Monitoring and managing the day- to- day departments under their control Identifying areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results Control of purchase orders for all glass, aluminium and major electrical, electronic and assembly parts. Authorising, signing and approving as appropriate and in accordance with the Company’s agreed sign off limits Authorisation and dispute resolution of Supplier invoices Procurement of other company assets as required by the Directors Negotiating and agreeing pricing contracts for the above items and service contracts (energy and waste) which are under the control of the Purchasing Department Develop and manage relationships with key suppliers including site visits. Identifying new potential suppliers and performing supplier appraisal reports Management and control of the approved suppliers list, issuing non-conformance notices when performance or quality falls below acceptable standards Analysing procurement statistics and writing reports to assist the Board of Directors to understand the state of the commercial purchasing marketplace Assist the team in providing Quality checking of glass as requested by Production, Glass QC and or Project Managers in accordance with the appropriate company / industry inspection criteria and standards Forecast levels of demand for ser...