About the role
Key Responsibilities
Purchase order Management: Create, issue and manage purchase orders to ensure accuracy and compliance with department policies and guidelines.
Cost Optimization
Negotiate pricing and delivery schedules with suppliers to achieve cost-effective, on time procurement solutions without compromising quality. Continuously evaluate cost-saving opportunities and implement best practices for procurement efficiency.
Discrepant Non-Inventory Management: Collaborate with key stakeholders to resolve problem receipts.
New Supplier Setup: Company POC instigating new supplier setup process and processing to final completion.
Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with production, quality control, engineering, and finance teams to align procurement activities with production needs and overall business objectives.
- Reporting: Provide reports to internal customers as required Generating department KPIs.
- Dealing with SAP queries for Purchasing related topics
Managing Low Level Contracts (below £25K pa)
Providing Out of Hours support on a rotational basis
Manage Invoice related queries
Qualifications
- Education: Bachelor's degree in supply chain management or similar preferred.
- Working towards CIPS or CPIM qualification desirable.
- Experience: Minimum of 2 years of experience in procurement or supply chain management, preferably in a manufacturing or industrial setting.
- Skills & Abilities: Strong communication, and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent organisational skills with attention to detail and accuracy.
- Knowledge of procurement software within ERP systems (e.g. SAP, Oracle, or similar).
- Microsoft office proficient.
- Ability to work effectively independently under pressure and manage competing priorities.
- Understanding of manufacturing processes and inventory management techniques.
- Contract Type: Part-Time