Procurement Manager

Michael Page (UK); England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in vehicle and food processing cleaning products is looking for a Head of Direct Procurement. Ideal candidates will have at least 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with a strong focus on team leadership and delivering results. The role offers a competitive salary and extensive benefits, reflecting the significance of procurement in the company's growth strategy, which includes ongoing investments in infrastructure.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Non-contributory private health care

Generous contributory pension scheme

Life insurance at three times salary

Flexible working options

Qualifications

• 5 years' procurement experience in manufacturing.
• Experience managing and delivering procurement projects.
• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams.

Responsibilities

• Manage, lead, and motivate the team to achieve performance.
• Deliver procurement projects and manage supplier relationships.
• Monitor supply changes and react swiftly to disruptions.

Skills

Negotiating techniques

Coaching and developing teams

Creative solutions to supply chain issues

Personal drive

Tools

ERP (IFS)

Job description

• Leading a Direct Procurement team
• Real opportunity for progression

About Our Client

Autosmart are an award winning, market leading and rapidly growing business. They lead the field as the UK and Ireland's largest manufacturer and distributor of vehicle and food processing cleaning products for trade customers.

They are also a fantastic employer, with an excellent culture and progression opportunities.

Leading the field in vehicle cleaning products, they are the No.1 choice of automotive trade customers across the UK. They have doubled in size in the last 10 years with a strategic plan to grow by 50% in the next 5 years. To sustain and underpin growth, they have invested over £35 million in a brand new, 5-acre warehouse and state of the art manufacturing site in Burntwood, Staffordshire.

Job Description

• Manage, lead and motivate your team to achieve department performance against agreed key performance indicators, recognising success, and encouraging collaborative cross team working
• Lead from the front, setting individual and team SMART objectives, carrying out regular one to one meetings, and maintain a positive and open culture across the team
• Manage, lead and deliver a diverse range of procurement projects
• Implement consistent reporting to facilitate decision making
• Develop the direct procurement team to identify suppliers and manufacturers for a range of raw materials, packaging and products from across the world
• Monitor, plan and react quickly to changes in supply, to minimise and eliminate disruption, and maintain stock items in line with stock holding guidelines
• Proactively monitor and communicate price increases, assess margin impact and notify relevant department(s)
• Use a range of negotiating techniques to reduce the cost of purchases across selected areas and achieve value for money, whilst maintaining good supplier relationships.

The Successful Applicant

• 5 years' procurement experience within a manufacturing production environment
• Experience in successfully coaching and developing, with the proven ability to lead, inspire, coach, and manage teams to deliver results, ideally in a procurement environment
• A positive mindset, high level of personal drive, independence and openness to learning
• Experience of providing creative solutions to supply chain issues and managing suppliers commercially against SLA's
• Experience of managing and delivering procurement projects
• ERP experience - Autosmart uses IFS, experience of this application would be beneficial.

What's on Offer

• Salary circa £60k - £65k depending on experience
• Permanent contract of employment
• A varied and autonomous role with a financially stable market leader
• Company wide training programme to develop key skills
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Non-contributory; private health care
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance at three times salary
• Employee assistance programme
• Staff purchase scheme - take home products for FREE
• Option for flexible working