Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager

Birmingham

GBP40,000 - GBP45,000

Key Responsibilities:

1. Reduce Direct and Indirect costs across the business in line with monthly targets.
2. Responsible for buying goods in their manufacturing process, sell or use with their own business.
3. Responsible for keeping all costs within the business below target and making recommendations for ongoing efficiencies.
4. Provide accurate costings for every job and work closely with the Sales & Marketing Manager and Planner to ensure all associated costs are accounted for in quotes and future work schedules are understood.
5. Keep abreast of market trends, supplier capabilities, and logistical challenges.
6. Track metrics to understand usage and identify trends, anomalies, changes.
7. Develop a suite of live reports to ensure the Leadership Team is kept up to date and informed.
8. Conduct regular research into the best suppliers/deals for the business without compromising on quality, timeframes, service, or health and safety.
9. Develop good working relationships with all key suppliers and seek to develop new relationships to negotiate better quality, pricing, and delivery timeframes.
10. Ensure the team liaises with suppliers and resolves any delivery or quality issues immediately.
11. Identify critical suppliers and appropriately manage the relationship to ensure supply security for the business.

Key Accountabilities:

1. Accountable for reducing business costs and introducing efficiency measures within the Purchasing areas; this role has overall accountability for achieving the cost reduction targets.
2. Full accountability for delivering the most efficient and effective consignment stock process.
3. Accountable for costing every individual job.
4. Seek appropriate authorization from the Leadership Team before changing any suppliers.
5. Effectively manage and lead staff in your area, delivering all required management disciplines, health and safety, motivation, support, development, and areas as directed by the Business Support Manager.
6. Ensure the accuracy and effectiveness of the purchasing teams and systems, including purchasing, consignment stock, stores, stock control, and goods in.
7. Follow the purchasing processes in place and make recommendations for improvements.
8. Be flexible to embrace any changes or new ways of working as the business reviews and updates its processes and working practices.
9. Carry out the role with honesty and integrity, demonstrating the company values, and with the company's best interest at heart.