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Overview
This role is with Autosmart, a leading manufacturer and distributor of vehicle and food processing cleaning products for trade customers. Autosmart is growing and has invested in a new 5-acre warehouse and state-of-the-art manufacturing site in Burntwood, Staffordshire. The Procurement Manager will lead, coach and manage the direct procurement team, maintain supply of direct purchases, and monitor supplier performance against agreed service level agreements.
Responsibilities
* Manage, lead and motivate your team to achieve department performance against agreed key performance indicators, recognise success, and encourage collaborative cross-team working
* Lead from the front, setting individual and team SMART objectives, carrying out regular one-to-one meetings, and maintain a positive and open culture across the team
* Manage, lead and deliver a diverse range of procurement projects
* Implement consistent reporting to facilitate decision making
* Develop the direct procurement team to identify suppliers and manufacturers for a range of raw materials, packaging and products from across the world
* Monitor, plan and react quickly to changes in supply to minimise and eliminate disruption, and maintain stock items in line with stock holding guidelines
* Proactively monitor and communicate price increases, assess margin impact and notify relevant department(s)
* Use a range of negotiating techniques to reduce the cost of purchases across selected areas and achieve value for money, whilst maintaining good supplier relationships
Profile / Qualifications
* 5 years' procurement experience within a manufacturing production environment
* Experience in successfully coaching and developing, with the proven ability to lead, inspire, coach, and manage teams to deliver results, ideally in a procurement environment
* A positive mindset, high level of personal drive, independence and openness to learning
* Experience of providing creative solutions to supply chain issues and managing suppliers commercially against SLAs
* Experience of managing and delivering procurement projects
* ERP experience - Autosmart uses IFS; experience of this application would be beneficial
Job Offer / Benefits
* Permanent contract of employment
* A varied and autonomous role with a financially stable market leader
* Company-wide training programme to develop key skills
* Generous contributory pension scheme
* Life insurance at three times salary
* Employee assistance programme
* Staff purchase scheme - take home products for FREE
* Option for flexible working
Seniority level
* Mid-Senior level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Manufacturing
* Industries: Soap and Cleaning Product Manufacturing
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