Join our Team as a Purchasing Manager!
Location: Whiteley
Salary: Competitive
Hours: Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 5:30pm
About the role:
Are you ready to lead and transform our purchasing department? As a Purchasing Manager at Onecom, you'll oversee the procurement processes for a range of mobile, cloud, IT, and connectivity products.
You'll ensure an optimal supply chain, cost optimisation, and excellent customer experience.
Join us to drive positive change, optimise processes, and harness technology to elevate our purchasing team.
What makes you a great fit:
Bachelor's degree in supply chain management, procurement, or related field
Proven experience in sourcing, logistics, and supply chain best practices
Excellent knowledge of industry-specific regulations and compliance requirements
Proficiency in data analysis and reporting tools
Proven ability to build and motivate a team of procurement professionals
Inspirational leadership and team responsibility
Effective resource management and ability to handle multiple work streams
Detail-oriented with strong analytical, organisational, and time management skills
Strategic thinker, self-motivated, resilient, and a strong collaborator
Excellent written and communication skills
Performance management and change management skills
High level of commercial awareness
Calm under pressure and excellent decision-making skills
Exceptional customer experience delivery and team motivation
Ability to plan and prioritise workload effectively
Key responsibilities:
Lead the Purchasing Team, including Buyers, Junior Buyers, and Purchase Administrators
Promote a continuous improvement culture and set objectives
Transform processes and implement new technology
Build strong relationships with stakeholders, vendors, and customers
Maintain structured ranges across core product sets
Guide and enforce departmental practices, methods, policies, and procedures
Review team and supplier performance and drive improvements
Manage vendor engagement and ensure optimal supplier performance
Resource management and ensuring high-quality work within SLA
Act as work stream lead for integration projects
Manage inventory age, ensuring stock age is maintained at <90 days
Handle escalation management for internal teams, customers, and third parties
Establish business metrics for visibility, alignment, and accountability
Provide weekly updates and status reports to business leaders
Design and maintain team dashboard with key metrics for stakeholders
Identify and resolve cross-team process roadblocks
Oversee daily activities of the purchasing department
Coach, mentor, and manage direct reports
Perks for our People:
Holidays: 25 days + bank holidays and buy/sell options
Other Leave: Birthday day off, 12 paid hours for flexible use, Volunteer day
EV Scheme: Lease a brand-new electric car
Lifestyle: 9% combined pension contribution and 4x salary life assurance
Rewards: Quarterly and annual employee awards, discounts on tech
Socials: All-expenses-paid company events
Development: In-House Training Academy
Wellbeing: 24/7 access to mental health support, Calm App, discounted gym membership, cycle to work scheme, free breakfast & fresh fruit, eye-care vouchers, financial wellbeing support
Who we are:
Onecom is an award-winning provider of Communication Technology, trusted by UK organisations to deliver Simply Brilliant Customer Experiences.
Our values:
We champion our values in everything we do: Innovation, Integrity, Ambition, Knowledge, Inspiration.
ED&I:
We are committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion, and we encourage candidates to complete our equality monitoring form as part of the application process. Responses are anonymous and help inform our future initiatives