Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager

Our client, an expert in manufacturing cleaning products, known for delivering reliable, high-quality services across residential and commercial spaces, is currently looking for a Purchasing Manager to join their team. This role will cover a maternity leave and can be completed on a hybrid basis, with the client's main site being based in Thetford or London. The client is flexible on working location/hybrid working with likely 2-3 days a week in the office, working 9:00 - 17:00. The handover period will be completed in their London office.

Experience, Knowledge & Skills

• CIPS, Degree or equivalent in Logistics, Business Administration or Purchasing (Desirable)
• Minimum 3 years experience within a senior purchasing role/environment (Essential)
• Operated within the FMCG Industry (Essential)
• Previous experience in packaging, materials or chemical environments (Desirable)
• Excellent communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills (Essential)
• Previous experience of managing a small team (Essential)
• Detailed knowledge of business and own area processes and procedures.
• Able to cope under pressure, flex with peaks in personal workload.
• Able to use and understand management operating systems and IT based packages.
• Able to anticipate/identify problems and use available resources to provide effective solutions.

Job Accountabilities

• Apply professional procurement techniques to the company's supply chain for all goods and services.
• Run professional tender processes as required to secure the selection of suppliers for goods and services to the company.
• Analyse, interpret and present the results of market analysis, tender results and strategic recommendations to colleagues and senior management through written reports and presentations.
• Work closely with other disciplines to create and deliver supply strategies that support the company's business units.
• Create supply strategies that ensure continued compliance, high quality, secure and cost competitive products and services are supplied to the company.
• Negotiate and apply appropriate supply agreements for goods and services to Jeyes, and manage and update these agreements when in place.
• Brief colleagues on market developments that may impact supply as required, bringing commercial intelligence relevant to the company back in house.
• Lead project teams, when required, to ensure delivery of procurement actions and projects.
• Prepare and provide information for use in S&OP and project management meetings as required; represent procurement in these meetings.
• Work with colleagues and suppliers in locations throughout the UK.
• Prepare and maintain information relating to procurement performance.

Personal/Interpersonal Skills

• Time management: ensure the most effective use of personal and team time.
• Demonstrate positive leadership and ensure team briefings take place.
• Maintain positive and productive relationships with individual team members and other departments/colleagues.
• Ensure own team are adequately trained and that personal and technical skills are developed.
• Ability to motivate self and others.
• Choose the most appropriate method and tools for communication.
• Able to motivate individuals towards performance improvement.

Salary: £50,000

Todd Hayes Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.