Purchasing Manager – Nutritional Ingredients

Chester, Cheshire
Umami Search Ltd

Purchasing Manager Nutrition / Food Ingredients

This is a chance to work with a leading supplier of nutritional ingredients. The role is available due to an internal promotion and will see you leading on all purchasing of raw materials for the company. The company supply a mixture of food/ drink manufacturers, sports nutrition and nutraceutical businesses.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Full responsibility of Purchasing of all raw materials for the Company for all applications including Sports Nutrition, Dietary Supplement, Food & Beverage, Feed and Pet Food, Pharmaceutical. – Potentially over 300 different products covering all categories.
• Negotiation of Contracts including pricing, payment terms, call off periods and quantity.
• Ensure at least 3 different suppliers are contacted for prices for every product purchased.
• Source new suppliers for new products requested by sales personnel from global manufacturers.
• Manage stock levels for each raw material to ensure the company is not holding excess stock and also has sufficient stocks to meet customer requirements over a three-month period. Potentially over 300 SKU s at any one time.
• Develop and maintain pricing database to identify product price trends and market trends for each product.
• Identify and introduce new products into the Company.
• Chair weekly meetings with sales personnel and Procurement Director to share information on suppliers, pricing, new suppliers, new products.
• Ensure all staff are updated daily of product trends, both pricing and availability for all products.
• Carry out Audits on potential new suppliers on a global basis.
• Visit suppliers both new and established on a global basis.
• Hold weekly meetings with sales staff to understand market needs and trends from customers.
• Work closely with Finance Manager to improve payment terms from all suppliers and manage cash flow via stock control.

Ideal Candidate

• 5 years in a purchasing role.
• Recent experience in international purchasing
• A comprehensive understanding of shipping and supply chain process and terminology
• Experience working within nutra or food ingredient categories