Purchasing Manager

The Group Purchasing Directot at this specialist manufacturer of precision engineered components is looking to attract into his team a purchasing professional who will develop suppliers as they continue to expand operations.

As Purchasing Manager, typical responsibilities will be to: -

• Develop category strategies.
• Develop spend analysis to support Group Purchasing activity.
• Lead negotiations of contracts covering significant spend.
• Understand current and future market trends.
• Manage supplier relationships to maximise potential.
• Ensure and maintain high standards of communication.
• Lead supplier improvement initiatives.

The successful Purchasing Manager will: -

• Have a high level of commercial awareness.
• Have gained their experience working within a manufacturing environment.
• Be a strong communicator.
• Have excellent negotiation skills.
• Be CIPS qualified
• Ideally be experienced using SAP.

On offer: -

• A salary to £60,000
• Bonus
• 25 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays
• Pension scheme

Interested? To apply for this opportunity please follow the 'apply now' button to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

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