Base pay range
Job Title: Purchasing Team Leader
Location: Liverpool (Hybrid, 3 days in the office)
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000
Contract type: Permanent
This range is provided by ARO Technology. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.
About The Role
We have a really exciting new opportunity here at ARO. As the first person in a newly created team, you will have the opportunity to develop processes, systems and people. As Purchasing Team Leader you will play a key role in enabling ARO to purchase and fulfil vendor orders as efficiently as possible.
You will manage a team of purchasing administrators who will process purchase requisitions, place purchase orders with suppliers, and for some product segments, manage the fulfilment of orders. The centralisation of purchasing is a new function, so you will contribute to the initial setup of processes and procedures and rollout of a new finance platform, to make the purchasing function a success.
You will be responsible for establishing and managing a team of purchasing administrators, and ensuring their performance aligns with the team's goals.
Please note that this is a Hybrid role with onsite requirement 3 days a week. You must be able to commute to the office and have your own transport.
What You’ll Do
* Team management and coaching
o Lead, motivate and develop the purchasing team to achieve their goals
o Follow people processes including setting clear objectives, conducting performance reviews, and fostering a high-performance team ethic
o Structure the team to ensure they are best aligned to the business and workloads
* Process management and performance
o Participate in the rollout of a new Finance platform, including purchasing workflows
o Help define purchase and fulfillment procedures, ensuring documentation is up to date
o Ensure the team follows specific supplier work instructions, as defined by vendor managers, to maximise margin (e.g. placing orders on Microsoft portal)
o Identify and deliver ways to improve KPI performance, refining and updating processes
* Purchase requisition processing
o Verify requisition requests meet business rules
o Raise purchase orders ensuring approval matrix has been followed
o Place orders with preferred suppliers, including any supplier specific procedures defined by vendor managers to ensure we buy in the most efficient way possible
* Supplier Relationships
o Build relationships with key suppliers and establish required reviews to facilitate the purchasing process and escalations
o Own and manage critical purchasing escalations within ARO and our suppliers
* Data Management
o Maintain accurate purchase, fulfilment and supplier records in appropriate systems
* Order fulfillment (for certain order categories)
o Track order progress and update requestor with progress
o Identify mitigations or alternatives where there are material fulfilment delays
o Record order information accurately in systems
* KPIs
o Meet overall team targets, and ensure team members meet personal targets for Purchase cycle time, on-time fulfillment, cost per purchase order, purchase updates per order
Requirements
Essential
* Minimum of 5 years of experience in purchase management, or a related role
* Demonstrable experience of implementing change i.e. setting up a new team, business process, or material improvement
* Good understanding of the end-to-end purchasing process from requisition to fulfilment
* Experience with ERP system tools for purchasing administration (e.g. MS Dynamics Finance and Operations, SAP, Oracle)
* Strong communication and collaboration abilities
* High attention to detail to ensure data accuracy and right first time purchasing
* Ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
Desirable
* Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain Management, IT, or a related field (equivalent practical experience may be considered)
* Familiarity with vendor management and procurement software
* Certification in Procurement or Supply Management (e.g. CPSM)
Benefits
* Company Pension Scheme and matching contributions
* Company Perks portal
* Private Medical insurance
* Life assurance
* 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus holiday trading
* Your Birthday off, on us!
* Health Club and Wellbeing Scheme
* Aro Shares after 12 months employment
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Technical Training Academy and E-learning
* Hybrid working
Who are we?
ARO has 25 years' experience in Collaboration, Connectivity, Cloud and Infrastructure and Cyber Security services both in the UK and internationally and has a nationwide presence with offices across the UK. As one of the UK's leading independent IT and communication experts our mission is to deliver a seamless technology experience to all end users. To make that vision a reality, we need bright, tenacious, and inspiring talent to help drive our performance, growth and achieve this mission.
We focus on strong communication, a culture based on fun, trust and collaboration. We have created a modern workplace environment, full of engaged, energetic, positive and curious people whose productivity, resilience and well-being allow them to thrive. In 2021 we were awarded the People Insight's Outstanding Workplace Award.
At ARO we are committed to creating an excellent employee experience. We offer a wide range of benefits and incentives to our employees, including the points listed above.
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