Purchasing Manager to ITAB UK Hemel Hempstead

ITAB Sweden


Date: 12 hours ago
City: Hemel Hempstead, England
Contract type: Contractor
General Job Description / Key Responsibilities

Goal: Transactional efficiency

Principles: Scalability / Flexibility / Process efficiency

Focus, Duties And Responsibilities

  • Execute Group instructions regarding Purchasing standards and practices
  • Management of BAU and Projects through the Purchasing team
  • Allocation of workload, Dept.capacity management and ongoing management and review of the team to achieve goals, targets and meet all deadlines
  • Stock management of repeat order items via MRP
  • Project Buying Management
  • Stock management of inventory held at 3rd parties – control, audit.
  • Manage RFQ’s via the in-house software application, delegate, instruct and review returns with the Purchasing team.
  • Kick Off meetings where required with internal stakeholders
  • Negotiate on price and lead time
  • ERP system updates such as coding, supplier data and price lists
  • Account payable interface and invoice issue resolution
  • Supplier relationship management including regular performance reviews, audits and visits.
  • Process improvement and implementation aligned to needs of the business
  • Spend analysis and proactive steering to approved and/or preferred supply chain partners
  • Help define, shape and implement the procurement workflow strategy

Objectives / Key deliverables

  • Daily Management of the team and all duties within the Dept.
  • Manage KPI’s and metrics for suppliers and the Purchasing team
  • Raising codes, review MRP, placing orders, P2P process.
  • Monitor and manage freight and shipping costs UK, EU and FE.
  • BAU and Projects work allocation methodology
  • Collaboration with Goods In over BAU inbound space constraints, delivery timing and quality issues
  • Subcontract MO management
  • MRP basic data management.
  • Shorts control.
  • Manage the process of progress chasing inbound PO’s

Key Competences / Skills

  • Relevant experience - preferably within a purchasing and project management or manufacturing environment is essential.
  • Experience in managing a team in a fast paced environment.
  • Ideally experience in retail, shopfitting industry.
  • Ability to utilise effective negotiation and persuasion skills is essential.
  • Knowledge of warehouse processes and inventory management is desirable.
  • Familiarity with production parts and supplier manufacturing processes is desirable.
  • Good numeracy and analytical skills.
  • IT literate with a good working knowledge of Word and Excel (lookups), PowerPoint, Outlook.
  • Knowledge and experience of working in ERP/ MRP systems.
  • Experience with procuring from the Far East is advantageous
  • Knowledge and experience working in retail and shopfitting desirable.
  • Excellent verbal, written, presentation and communication skills.
  • Ability to Manage and work within a small team and with internal staff at all levels and with partner organisations, suppliers and clients.
  • Be receptive to fast moving, challenging and rapidly changing and expanding operations.
  • Able to work under pressure in a calm and mature manner.
  • Ability to multi-task and constantly reappraise timescales and priorities
  • Self-motivated, ability to show initiative and develop creative solutions
  • Confident and personable
  • Ability to be flexible with working hours to respond to the needs of the business
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