Purchasing Manager

RecruitME; South Kesteven; Vor Ort; GBP 42.000 - 60.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

RecruitME supplies an established engineering manufacturer with a Purchasing Manager to oversee sourcing of materials, components and services from UK and international suppliers. You will work closely with engineering, production and quality teams to secure the right materials at the right price and time.

This hands-on role requires current steel purchasing experience, knowledge of grades and supply routes, and strong negotiation skills to balance cost control with production deadlines.

Qualifikationen

• Experience in purchasing or procurement management within engineering or manufacturing.
• Current steel market knowledge, including grades, specifications and supply routes.
• Understanding of how material production affects cost, quality and lead times.
• Strong negotiation and supplier-management capabilities.
• Experience using MRP/stock management systems.
• Ability to balance cost control with quality, availability and deadlines.
• CIPS MCIPS qualification or progress toward it is advantageous.

Aufgaben

• Manage day-to-day purchasing and procurement to maintain a reliable material supply.
• Source steel bar/plate, castings, lamination stacks and related services.
• Negotiate prices, terms and lead times with UK and international suppliers.
• Monitor market pricing, availability and risks; identify alternative sources.
• Deliver cost savings while preserving specifications, quality and performance.
• Use MRP/stock data to plan purchasing and control inventory.
• Resolve supply issues with engineering, production and quality teams.
• Maintain purchasing compliance including customs and ethical sourcing.
• Visit overseas suppliers when required.

Kenntnisse

Purchasing management

Steel market knowledge

Material cost & lead times

Negotiation & supplier management

Analytical skills

Cost control vs quality

CIPS/MCIPS advtg

Ausbildung

CIPS MCIPS qualification (advantageous)

Tools

MRP systems

Jobbeschreibung

Experienced in buying steel for engineering or manufacturing? Take ownership of purchasing, supplier relationships and material supply for an established engineering manufacturer.

RecruitME is recruiting a Purchasing Manager to manage the sourcing of materials, components and services, improving cost, quality and delivery to support production.

Recent, hands‑on steel purchasing experience is essential, together with current knowledge of steel grades, specifications, suppliers, pricing and availability.

Based at the company's Grantham offices, you'll work closely with engineering, production and quality teams to secure the right materials at the right price and time.

The Purchasing Manager role

• Manage day‑to‑day purchasing and procurement to maintain a reliable supply of materials and components.
• Source steel bar and plate, ferrous and non‑ferrous castings, electrical lamination stacks, laser‑cut and pressed components, associated products and indirect services.
• Negotiate prices, commercial terms and lead times with UK and international suppliers.
• Monitor steel market pricing, availability and supply risks, identifying alternative sources where needed.
• Deliver cost savings while maintaining technical specifications, quality and supplier performance.
• Use MRP and stock management data to plan purchasing, control inventory and anticipate production requirements.
• Resolve supply issues in collaboration with engineering, production and quality colleagues.
• Maintain purchasing compliance, including customs requirements and ethical sourcing.
• Visit overseas suppliers when required.

What we're looking for

• Purchasing or procurement management experience within engineering or manufacturing.
• Current steel market knowledge and recent experience purchasing steel, including grades, specifications and supply routes.
• An understanding of how material production and processing affect suitability, quality, cost and lead times.
• Strong negotiation, supplier management and analytical skills.
• Experience using MRP and stock management systems.
• The ability to balance cost control with quality, availability and production deadlines.
• A CIPS qualification, or progress towards MCIPS, would be advantageous.

This opportunity would suit a Purchasing Manager, Procurement Manager or Senior Buyer with relevant steel and engineering materials purchasing experience