Purchasing and Planning Manager

Purchasing and Planning Manager

Location: Hailsham, BN27 4EL
Salary: Competitive, DOE + Exciting benefits!
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Benefits: A competitive salary, private medical insurance, 25 days holiday, salary sacrifice company pension, life insurance, a state-of-the-art working environment!

Take Your Career to the Next Level with VACGEN!

For over 60 years, VACGEN has been driving innovation in ultra-high vacuum (UHV) technology, supporting cutting-edge research across the globe. From NASA and the European Space Agency to CERN, our high-precision products are trusted by world-leading institutions and researchers to deliver results.

We are now recruiting for a Purchasing and Planning Manager to join our team. We re looking for a supply chain and planning professional with a demonstrated management track record of delivering value in a manufacturing environment.

As our Purchasing and Planning Manager, you will be responsible for:

• Maintaining and owning the master schedule in line with customer requirements, including planning of work centres, raw material, and sub-contract operations.
• Matching customer requirements with factory and supply chain capacity and identifying bottlenecks / requirements for new capacity well in advance of requirement.
• Developing a supply chain capable of delivering to the master schedule with outstanding quality and on-time delivery and lead-time performance, including managing supplier scorecards.
• Negotiating long-term supply agreements with suppliers as appropriate to protect against price escalation and ensure security of supply.
• Developing and deliver strategic procurement initiatives to drive year-on-year price improvement in the supply chain.

To be successful in this role, you must:

• Five years experience in Procurement & Master Production Scheduling roles
• Experience with using MRP systems within a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to respond quickly to requirements, prioritising effectively
• Analytical, with excellent communication skills and attention to detail and the ability to work across the organisation.
• 5 years planning experience
• 5 years management experience

It would be desirable if you also have:

• A degree in similar field.
• 3 years of buying experience.

If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience to be successful in this role click on APPLY today, forwarding an up to date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.

No agencies please.