E-Commerce Purchasing Manager

H2ecommerce; Winsford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company in the UK is seeking an E-Commerce Purchasing Manager to lead a team and manage stock availability. This hybrid role involves negotiating with suppliers and ensuring product availability for marketing campaigns. Ideal candidates should possess strong leadership skills, advanced Excel capabilities, and extensive purchasing management experience. The role offers competitive salary, benefits, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual reviews

30 days annual leave, increasing with service

Death in service insurance

Pension plan

Cash rewards for long service

Cycle to work scheme

Discounted Gym Memberships

Staff discount on products

Cash rewards for staff referrals

GP access and mental health support

Yearly flu vaccinations

Vision care program

Free parking

Social and team building events

Casual dress policy

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a purchasing management or senior buying role.
• Experience in team leadership, coaching, and setting objectives.
• Highly numerate with strong commercial maths ability.
• Willing to travel to trade shows in the UK and occasionally in Europe.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide the team by example, setting high standards.
• Manage stock availability and maintain optimal stock levels.
• Source and negotiate new products at competitive costs.
• Develop relationships with suppliers and manage their performance.
• Align forecast and buy plans with the commercial team.

Skills

Team leadership

Commercial maths ability

Advanced excel capabilities

Strong IT literacy

Calm and organised

Tools

ERP systems

BI dashboards

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an enthusiastic and capable E-Commerce Purchasing Manager. This role reports to the Commercial Director and offers an excellent opportunity to develop and implement a strong strategy in a market leading ecommerce business. This is a brand new role to the Company and will interesting and rewarding.

The E-Commerce Purchasing Manager will lead a small team of 6 well experienced and personable staff members. The team work a hybrid pattern, a mix of Winsford office and home locations. The Winsford office is based on the Winsford Industrial Estate, CW7 3QA. The successful candidate will be based fully on site moving on to one day at home.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead and guide your team by example. Work to best practice and set high standards.
• Set clear individual and departmental objectives for your team, monitor progress throughout the year. Hold Quarterly and Annual Review meetings with your team members.
• Demonstrate a thorough working knowledge of the Company's values, policies and mission.
• Manage stock availability by forecasting requirement. Maintain stock levels, minimising out of stocks and back orders.
• Set stocking policies by supplier/lead time category in line with business strategy.
• Source and negotiate new and existing products at competitive costs, terms and MOQs.
• Monitor currency, freight and duty changes. Consider these influences when implementing strategies.
• Develop positive relationships with suppliers and the wider business.
• Supplier performance management and quality standard checks.
• Onboard new suppliers.
• Represent the business at trade shows, as needed.
• Develop and grow the company's own brand proposition with clear positioning, packaging compliance and cost architecture.
• Develop strong interdepartmental communications to improve clarity and function across the business.
• Align forecast, range architecture and buy plans with the commercial team; agree pricing expectations and understand margin, especially on own brand.
• Participate in regular trading/sales and operations meetings; ensure availability and margin outcomes are owned end-to-end.
• Work with the marketing team to ensure suitable product availability for campaigns.
• Provide relevant stock valuations to the Finance department.
• Utilise in house data and expertise to report on data, provide clear insights and propose actions for improvements.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with annual salary reviews
• 30 days annual leave with anadditional day of leave for each full year spent with the company, up to 35 days per year
• Death in service insurance at 3 x annual salary
• Pension
• Generous long service cash rewards from 5 years of service
• Cycle to work scheme
• Discounted Gym Memberships
• Staff discount on products
• Staff referral scheme with cash rewards
• GP access and mental health counselling support
• Yearly flu vaccinations
• Specsavers vision/ eye care
• Free parking with easy access to rail and bus routes
• Fun and exciting social and team building events
• Casual dress

Requirements

Essential Skills Required

• Proven experience in a similar purchasing management or senior buying role.
• Experience of team leadership: coaching, setting objectives, completing reviews and developing capability.
• Respectful leadership abilities and a natural relationship builder.
• Highly numerate, strong commercial maths ability.
• Advanced excel capabilities, confident with ERP and BI dashboards.
• Able to present concise trading updates.
• Strong IT literacy and Microsoft systems.
• Excellent eye for detail.
• Calm, organised and efficient. Able to prioritise to deadlines.
• Willing to travel to Winsford and Crewe, Cheshire.
• Willing to travel to trade shows in the UK
• Occasional European travel

Desirable Skills

• CIPS level 4/5 or working towards.
• Previous experience with printer consumables, stationery, IT accessories, 3D tech.
• Experience of own brand development.
• Experience of recycling programmes.
• Knowledge of data quality for ecommerce.
• Compliance awareness.
• Interest in technology, 3D Printing and category developments