Purchasing Supervisor

Just Recruitment Group; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A growing industry leader in Ipswich is seeking a Purchasing Supervisor to enhance their procurement team. This role involves managing daily team operations, improving processes, and building supplier relationships. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong leadership, analytical skills, and a proactive approach. Hybrid working is available after probation, allowing flexibility in the office and at home.

Qualifications

• CIPS level 4 achieved or prepared to undertake.
• Proactive with a 'can do' attitude.
• Ability to develop and maintain commercial awareness.

Responsibilities

• Manage daily operations and training of team members.
• Resolve daily issues and manage supplier relationships.
• Participate in demand planning and pricing reviews.

Skills

Leadership skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Computer literacy (Excel/Word/Access)

Commercial awareness

Education

CIPS level 4

Tools

ERP

Job description

Overview

Just Recruitment is partnering with a growing, industry-leading organisation in Ipswich to recruit a Purchasing Supervisor. Working collaboratively within a fast paced, team orientated Purchasing function, you will take responsibility for taking the highly successful Purchasing team to the next level of procurement. Reporting to the Purchasing Manager, the emphasis of the role is to work with existing team members to build key skills, and to improve current processes. It will involve resolving daily issues, building and maintaining supplier relationships and helping to build the future purchasing team.

Responsibilities

• Primary responsibility for the daily management of specific team members.
• Provide structured training and guidance to pro-actively encourage individual and team development, ensuring team succession planning.
• Empower the team to take ownership of their roles/responsibilities.
• Responsible for managing up and organising updates/meetings with the Team Manager.
• Actively work with other supervisors and management to ensure a consistent approach within the department.
• Resolution of daily issues-including data collation of issues.
• Manage supplier relationships and performance.
• Lead on supplier lead time reviews and relevant internal updates.
• Present data on monthly spend and KPIs, and non-conformance tracking.
• Lead on demand planning, working with external sales team and suppliers to provide forecasting.
• Participate in pricing reviews.
• Deliver guidance and training daily to the team.
• Proactively work on team engagement through coaching, mentoring and regular 1-2-1s.

Key Skills / Qualifications

• CIPS level 4 achieved or prepared to undertake.
• Leadership skills.
• Ability to develop and maintain commercial awareness, internally and industry wide.
• A proactive approach with "can do" attitude and ability to motivate others.
• Analytical skills, with strong problem-solving ability.
• Proven negotiation skills.
• Good understanding of supply chain procedures.
• Proven advanced level of Computer literacy - Microsoft Excel/Word/Access.
• Sound Administrative experience.
• Knowledge of ERP.

Hybrid Working available after successful completion of probationary period (min. of 3 days in the office, up to 2 days at home).