Procurement Manager

Eye, Suffolk
Pure Resourcing Solutions
I am recruiting for a Procurement Manager to join my client in Eye. Reporting to the Operations Director, your role will be to lead the Procurement team in delivering year on year cost down whilst providing best in class service levels to the business by combining excellent relationship management skills. Daily duties:

• Creating and delivering an effective purchasing strategy.
• Manage and target, proactively identify and remove non value added costs within the supply chain.
• Introduce systems and procedures for collecting and reporting key metrics that will reduce our overall spend while increasing overall effectiveness.
• To optimise the use and effectiveness of the existing MRP platform.
• Identify, introduce and maintain a UK and Global supplier and subcontract network, developing key relationships to support the strategic and operational improvement needs of the business.
• Driving down raw material and bought out finished component costs year on year
• Negotiate and agree beneficial framework agreements and contracts in favour of the company
• Manage and maintain supplier audits and approval processes
• Consider and implement a make or buy strategy to provide cost reduction
• Challenge existing processes
• Manage the purchase ordering and goods receiving processes
• Effectively manage the goods inward operation
• Mentor and coach other team members
• Other duties which arise within the procurement team as and when appropriate

This is a full time, permanent position and you will be required to work full time on site. Is this for you? The requirements for the role are as follows:

• Drive for performance
• Excellent attention to detail
• Leadership skills and experience
• Ability to negotiate and make decisions with demanding targets and deadlines
• Extensive procurement management experience
• Ideally MCIPS qualified
• Hands on experience of ERP systems
• Excellent MS Office skills

For more information on this role, please contact Emily at Pure for more information.