Procurement Manager
Kinetic Recruitment are looking to recruit a Procurement Manager to work for a leading company based in Deeside. This is a permanent position.
As the Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for developing long-term plans to ensure goods and services critical to company objectives are supplied in a timely manner. You will manage the purchase of all direct and indirect materials to achieve optimal cost and quality results while respecting all regulations and principles of the integrated management system and participating in the building and maintenance of these systems.
Responsibilities
1. Ensure adherence to all company policies and prevailing business regulations.
2. Develop sourcing strategies for all categories of spend.
3. Work closely with Innovation and Engineering to ensure channels of supply are at the lowest total cost, not just the lowest purchase price.
4. Manage the supply base and ensure alignment with business strategy.
5. Produce an annual Purchasing Plan.
6. Manage the purchase of direct and indirect materials and negotiate the terms of business relationships.
Main Duties
1. Achieve the lowest cost of acquisition across multiple suppliers, categories of spend, and locations.
2. Ensure value-added collaboration between departments, sites, and business areas.
3. Ensure that our Terms and Conditions of Purchase are used in all contracts for supply and that these are updated to reflect legal and group requirements.
4. Coordinate and monitor the maintenance or improvement in our Terms of Payment in line with ongoing business requirements.
5. Establish Contracts of Supply and Pricing Agreements where applicable for significant suppliers.
6. Maintain all relevant cost and lead time information required for all major business processes.
7. Direct the sourcing and evaluation of new suppliers where required, as part of our continuous improvement philosophy.
8. Provide the Operations Director with performance reports when required.
9. Chair Key Supplier Meetings where applicable and maintain the supplier development strategy.
10. Compile and communicate all monthly and quarterly KPIs to senior management.
11. Establish training and development needs for the wider procurement community.
12. Lead all key negotiations.
13. Formulate Capex strategy and a robust competitive environment for all existing and new suppliers.
Demonstrate excellent communication skills with stakeholders across the business. Be a champion for purchasing and related processes. Leverage group spends and achieve the lowest Total Acquisition Cost. Develop and guide suppliers towards providing added value processes, products, and services.
Education and Experience
1. Bachelor's degree in business, engineering, or an equivalent discipline desirable.
2. CIPS Certificate.
3. Minimum of five years' experience within a purchasing environment, preferably in a supervisory role.
4. Experience working with multiple suppliers and a large number of products.
5. Experience working with large complex datasets.
6. Proficient in the use of MS Office and D365 ERP system.
7. Experience managing a team centered around problem solving and product availability.
8. Experience in vendor negotiations and undertaking complex negotiations.
This is a UK office-based role with frequent local and possible international travel. Occasional out-of-hours working to accommodate time zone variation. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5pm. Salary is £50,000 to £54,000 dependent on experience.
If you feel that you have what we need, please call Aileen or Carole or email your up-to-date CV to:
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Kinetic plc is a Recruitment Consultancy with over 40 years of experience delivering staffing solutions to the engineering, manufacturing, and technical industries.
Kinetic plc treats all applications with a high degree of care. We review all submissions and will attempt to contact applicants who match the job profile. Those that do not meet the specification may not be contacted, but their CV will be retained for future opportunities.
Kinetic Recruitment Services Ltd operates as an Employment Business and Recruitment Agency as defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
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