Head of Materials (Manufacturing)

Michael Page; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-established industrial manufacturing company based in Wrexham is seeking a Head of Materials to oversee purchasing, supply chain, and material control strategies. The role involves negotiating across global supply markets and managing a team to enhance efficiency and profitability. Candidates should have a proven background in procurement and lean manufacturing, ideally with a degree in a relevant field. The position offers a salary range of £70,000 to £90,000 plus benefits.

Benefits

Benefits package

Qualifications

• Proven operator as a change agent in Supply Chain.
• Experience in global Purchasing and Materials lean manufacturing.
• Effective management of a team of Buyers and Materials specialists.

Responsibilities

• Create and implement purchasing and supply chain strategies.
• Drive initiatives like vendor managed inventory and cost down programs.
• Monitor and control goods receipt, quality, and supplier rejects.

Skills

Change agent

Negotiation skills

Customer focused

Hands on approach

Self-motivated

Education

Degree in industrial/manufacturing environment or equivalent experience

Tools

MRP systems

Job description

Head of Materials (Manufacturing) role based in Wrexham. Working for a well established industrial manufacturing company.

Client Details

Our client is a well established, growing industrial manufacturing company.

Description

The successful candidate will assume responsibility to create and implement purchasing, supply chain and material control strategies to build a professional and effective commercially focused function. Using best practice principles, they will ensure that both commodity and service purchasing achieves quality, cost and delivery targets in line with sales and operational planning expectations. The role will provide a real opportunity to drive change and increase profitability.

Take end-to-end supply chain responsibility ensuring the organisation is supported by a robust and contractually compliant supply base. This will including driving initiatives such as vendor managed inventory, effective Supplier Management processes, and cost down programs with the complete sponsorship of the other business functions at all levels.

Operate as lead negotiator for the organisation across UK, European, and Global supply markets. This will include optimising current pricing structures for parts, and driving for value add material control benefits (JIT, LEAN, KANBAN). This will apply to all organisational spend.

With the inclusion of operations, sales, and design evaluate current product lines and introduce cost reduction initiatives.

Propose and implement inventory policies to ensure the required balance between sales/stock value.

Integrate the purchasing and materials management team into the business ensuring effective cross functional relationships are in place.

Provide clear direction representing the purchasing and materials function at senior management level contributing and driving wider business strategy in line with core business objectives.

Monitor and control goods receipt, Quality, Returns and Supplier Rejects to ensure clearance within agreed timescales.

Monitor and control any variances to standard purchase pricing.

Generation, maintenance and issue of standard operating procedures to cover all aspects of the Purchasing and Materials functions.

Develop team capability, highlighting need for additional training and succession planning to future proof the structure

Profile

Proven operator as a change agent, with the ability to demonstrate business transformation from a Supply Chain perspective. You will have provided significant input to overall business strategy and directly contributed to increased profitability.

Proven track record in a global Purchasing and Materials lean manufacturing environment with responsibility for the procurement and supply chain of a wide range of engineering materials - strong negotiation skills.

Effective management of a team of Buyers and Materials specialist providing developmental support, and improving functional efficiency.

Proficient in the use and implementation of MRP systems.

Customer focused, hands on approach, self-motivated, persistent

Degree calibre - industrial / manufacturing environment, or equivalent experience

Membership of CIPS (or working towards)

Formal training in the following areas:-

- Negotiation of commercial contracts - Value engineering - Supply chain management techniques - Forecasting Techniques

Job Offer

70,000 to 90,000 plus benefits and package, dependent on candidate experience.