Purchasing Manager

Morgan Ryder; Manchester; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing innovative manufacturer in the aerospace sector is seeking a strategic Purchasing Manager to lead the purchasing and supply chain function. This role is pivotal for ensuring precision-engineered products reach customers efficiently and cost-effectively. Strong negotiation skills and experience in vendor management within manufacturing are crucial, with great benefits including a 4-day working week and a salary up to £65,000.

Benefits

4-day working week

Salary to £65,000

Company car

22.5 days holiday + bank holidays

Excellent matched pension scheme

Health & wellbeing initiatives

Continuous professional development

Flexible holiday scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in a purchasing or supply chain role within manufacturing.
• Aerospace experience is a strong advantage.
• Experience implementing systems that improve efficiency and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead and design purchasing and supply chain strategies.
• Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships.
• Develop a team and forecast market trends.
• Optimise stock levels and streamline inventory.
• Collaborate with Sales and Finance.

Skills

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Leadership

Vendor management

Education

MCIPS or working towards

Job description

We're not just another manufacturer - we're proud to design and build specialist equipment for the aerospace industry, supporting some of the world's most advanced engineering projects.

We're now seeking a strategic, driven, and forward-thinking Purchasing Manager to lead our purchasing and supply chain function. You'll play a vital role in ensuring our precision-engineered products reach customers efficiently, cost-effectively, and to the highest quality standards.

This is your opportunity to take ownership of a pivotal function within a growing, innovative business - where your ideas will have a direct impact on performance, profitability, and future growth.

Responsibilities

• Lead and design purchasing and supply chain strategies that support aerospace operations.
• Build and maintain strong supplier partnerships - negotiating terms and ensuring top-tier performance.
• Lead and develop a team of three.
• Forecast market trends, pricing, and demand to drive smart, data-led decisions.
• Optimise stock levels, streamline inventory systems, and ensure seamless material flow across production.
• Collaborate with Sales and Finance to balance cost, quality, and availability across the business.
• Identify opportunities for efficiency, sustainability, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Have experience in a purchasing or supply chain role within manufacturing - aerospace experience is a strong advantage.
• Be experienced in vendor management and supplier performance improvement.
• Strong negotiation, analytical, and leadership skills.
• Have MCIPS or be working towards.
• Have experience implementing systems that improve efficiency, quality, and cost control.

Benefits

• 4-day working week - because productivity and work-life balance can go hand in hand.
• Salary to £65,000
• Company car
• 22.5 days holiday + bank holidays - increasing by 3 days with service
• Excellent matched pension scheme
• Health & wellbeing initiatives
• Continuous professional development & support for MCIPS
• Flexible holiday scheme (buy/sell up to one week)

Interested? To apply for this opportunity please follow the 'apply now' link to send your CV to Emma Brighouse at Morgan Ryder Associates.

At Morgan Ryder we can provide you with a full range of employment opportunities from short term and fixed term temporary vacancies to permanent positions.

We recruit for companies that operate in the following industries: Defence Equipment, Food and Drink Manufacturers, FMCG, Packaging, Engineering, Automotive, Aerospace, Warehousing, Logistics, Waste Management, Petro Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Power & Renewable Energy.

Our commitment:

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at Morgan Ryder Associates are critical to our success as DE&I positive company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic.