Purchasing Manager - Elevation Recruitment Group : Job Details

Purchasing Manager – Barnsley - £35,000 - £42,000

Elevation Recruitment Group are proud to be working with a rapidly growing manufacturer in Barnsley who are looking to recruit a Purchasing Manager to join their team.

As Purchasing Manager, you will be responsible for working closely with suppliers across Europe building strong relationships and ensuring a smooth supply chain.

Benefits:

• Bonus scheme
• Private medical insurance
• Company pension
• Employee discounts
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Purchasing Manager duties:

• Monitor stock levels and identify purchasing requirements
• Monitor PO’s to ensure materials are delivered on time, at the agreed price and within specification
• Identify, deliver and track cost savings across both direct and indirect spend
• Maintain regular contact with key suppliers, resolving any problems, making improvement and maintaining service levels and efficiencies
• Identifying areas for improvement to continually drive performance and business results
• Managing overall direction, coordination and evaluation of procurement for the organisation
• Seeking and proposing new products & suppliers as required, ensuring that the best commercial arrangements are achieved
• Maintain MRP data in relation to min/max stock levels, the quality standards of the operation and minimise the amount of money the operation spends

Hours: Full time Monday – Friday

Required skills & experience:

• Skilled negotiator with the ability to build long lasting relationships
• Must have a good knowledge of Excel (Vlookups, filtering, Formatting, data management etc)
• Understanding of budget control and budget management
• Strong problem-solving skills
• CIPS Qualified (desirable)

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, then do get in touch with Lewis at Elevation Recruitment Group now!