Purchasing Manager

RAD Propulsion; Southampton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

RAD Propulsion is seeking a Purchasing Manager to enhance the company's procurement activities and support growth. This role involves supplier collaboration, managing purchase orders, and improving procurement processes, ideal for candidates with a marine industry background. Offering benefits including 25 days of annual leave, a pension contribution, and a flexible work approach in a dynamic team environment.

Benefits

Flexible working hours

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

BUPA employee assistance programme

Waterside location with shared boats

Pension contribution

Qualifications

• Experience in procurement, preferably marine industry.
• Methodical problem solver, flexible and proactive.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify procurement needs and source suppliers.
• Establish and maintain supplier relationships.
• Monitor stock levels and manage purchasing records.

Skills

Excellent communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Pro-active approach

Education

Background in procurement

Real-world experience of marine products

Tools

Odoo business management system

Job description

RAD Propulsion is seeking a Purchasing Manager to support the smooth running of the company’s purchasing and related procurement activities.

This role will be pivotal to the future growth of RAD and we are seeking a motivated individual who not only wants to be part of building a successful business but who will grow with the business and be instrumental in developing and improving effective procurement processes and tools needed to support this growth.

Aspects of the role include:

• Collaborating with the various departments in RAD to identify procurement needs, source suppliers, negotiate contracts, and manage purchase orders to ensure timely acquisition of goods and services while adhering to budgetary guidelines.
• Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers, ensuring timely deliveries, quality products, and resolving any issues that may arise.
• Chasing suppliers for deliveries and being proactive in preventing late deliveries
• Maintaining, managing and overseeing the purchasing, invoicing and reporting element of our business Management System (https://www.odoo.com/). This will include providing assistance with bookkeeping, ensuring bills/invoices are paid on time, and maintaining organized records of procurement documentation, invoices, receipts, and other relevant paperwork.
• Monitoring stock levels, tracking usage, and reordering supplies using our business management system as needed to prevent shortages and maintain seamless operations.
• Liaising with freight handling services to support the shipping of goods and materials both within the UK and overseas including the preparation of appropriate import/export documentation
• Reviewing deliveries and notifying/distributing materials as and when they arrive
• Posting, tracking and reconciliation of all account transactions in our business management system

A key element of the role will be to support the future growth of the purchasing department. This may in the future include recruiting assistants, fellow staff and managing these staff as the company grows along with owning and managing the systems and tools in place for procurement.

Candidate Profile

The ideal candidate will have a background in procurement, preferably in the marine industry and would also have real-world experience of marine products.

You should also be able to demonstrate:

●A methodical approach to problem solving and an ability to get stuck into procurement/related challenges.

●A flexible, pro-active approach to tasking and a willingness to recognise and take on additional tasks as needed.

●Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Whilst not a requirement for the role, practical experience of the Odoo business management system (https://www.odoo.com/) would be a significant advantage

About Us

RAD designs and engineers highly innovative marine electric propulsion systems and smart integrated control systems to meet the increasing demand for sustainability, digitisation and systems integration in commercial, leisure and government marine markets.

Based at the stunning Universal Marina on the River Hamble at Sarisbury Green, we are a growing and passionate multi-disciplined team. We work hard, set the bar high and deliver exceptional outcomes for our customers, but in turn, support one another and are flexible to support life outside work.

Because we are a dynamic team that thrives from working with each other in a location where we can see the product, talk to customers and the see opportunities this role is primarily based on-site. However, flexible working is possible when sensibly applied.

RAD employees are contracted 40 hours per week and are usually at the office from 0900 to 1700.

Videos of what we do are at: https://www.youtube.com/@RADPropulsion/videos

Benefits

• A sensible approach to flexible working hours that is built on earned trust within the team.
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• BUPA employee assistance programme
• Waterside location with shared pool of boats, paddle boards and kayaks
• Pension contribution