Are you currently working in direct purchasing?

Have strong negotiation and supplier management skills?

Looking to work for a large, global company?

As a Purchasing Manager, you will be required to work closely with key stakeholders across a variety of spend categories to identify and deliver savings.

Purchasing Manager Key responsibilities

• Manage the end to end tender process ensuring the outcome successfully delivers the business requirements
• Manage a category led approach for top spend suppliers
• Use e-sourcing tools to deliver value within the given categories and manage and track spend data
• Manage projects to reduce cost whilst maintaining quality/service, and ensuring continuity of supply
• Manage the tendering processes, negotiate and implement new contracts with suppliers
• Develop and actively manage strategic relationships with suppliers, ensuring business requirements are understood and met and that supplier performance is measured
• Source new products/suppliers as appropriate
• Implementation and ongoing management of the bench marking of materials and prices
• Manage and support key stakeholders

The ideal candidate

• Engineering component purchasing experience gained in a manufacturing business
• CIPS with experience of tendering and negotiating contracts with key suppliers
• Demonstrable people management skills
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and complexity
• Strong customer service ethos
• Robust stakeholder management approach

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