Purchasing Manager

Chase and Holland; Elsham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Purchasing Manager in Elsham. The ideal candidate will have experience in raw material procurement and strong supplier management skills. Responsibilities include overseeing the purchasing team, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring compliance with logistics. Candidates with international supply chain experience and CIPS qualifications will be preferred. This role is vital for maintaining efficient supply processes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in a raw material procurement environment is essential.
• International supply chain experience is ideal.
• CIPS qualification would be beneficial but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage the purchasing team and oversee daily operations.
• Develop effective supplier relationships and establish new ones.
• Monitor service delivery targets with suppliers.
• Collaborate with production for the supply of products.
• Ensure compliance with shipping regulations.
• Continuous improvement of the supply chain process.

Skills

Raw material procurement experience

Supplier relationship management

Logistics management

Continuous improvement

Team management

Education

CIPS qualification

ISO familiarity

Job description

Overview

Chase and Holland are delighted to support the search for a new Purchasing Manager. Our client is an innovator in its field and serves a global market. The designing & manufacturing of the product is fast paced and diverse and due to rapid growth and expansion within the organisation they are now looking to add a Purchasing Manager to the team.

Responsibilities

• Management of the purchasing team and responsibility for the day to day running of the function, coordinating all elements in order for the process to be as streamlined as possible ensuring all target times are achieved
• Manage effective supplier relationships, establishing new supplier relationships
• Agree & monitor service delivery targets with suppliers
• Work closely with production team to facilitate effective supply & availability of new & existing products
• Managing the logistics of shipping ensuring all legislation is adhered to
• Continually improve the supply chain process

Qualifications

• Essential that your experience has been gained in a raw material procurement environment
• Ideally international supply chain experience
• CIPS qualification is not essential, but would be beneficial as well as ISO familiarity

Application

If you are interested in finding out about this exciting Purchasing Manager opportunity, please click 'apply now'.

Chase & Holland acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. We specialise in finance, supply chain, HR, IT and office support recruitment and comfortably service Yorkshire, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Staffordshire and Lincolnshire.

Note: Please note, only candidates with indefinite leave to work and remain can be considered for this role