Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

Acorn Recruitment; Warrington; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager for a chemical manufacturing client in Warrington. The role involves overseeing supply chain functions, leading a team, and ensuring efficient operational performance. Candidates should have extensive purchasing experience, strong negotiation skills, and management experience is preferable. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

Bonus scheme

Company pension

Generous annual holiday entitlement

Qualifications

• Proven experience in supply chain operations and purchasing.
• Strong ability to manage teams and relationships.
• Experience in a management role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Oversee supply chain and purchasing functions.
• Lead and develop the Supply Chain and Purchasing team.
• Ensure timely fulfilment of customer demand.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Skilled negotiator

Extensive professional experience in purchasing and supply chain

Management experience

Level 6 CIPS qualified

Job description

Acorn by Synergie is searching for a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to join our client, a chemical manufacturer based in Cheshire.

Reporting to the Managing Director and forming a key part of the management team, the purpose of the role is to take responsibility for all supply chain and purchasing functions at the site.

Key Accountabilities

• Play an active role as part of the site management team, contributing to business strategy and ensuring strong operational and service performance.
• Lead, develop, and motivate the Supply Chain and Purchasing team, enhancing both collective performance and individual capability.
• Lead and oversee all site supply chain operations, including purchasing, logistics, and production planning.
• Ensure timely, cost-effective fulfilment of customer and intercompany demand, aligned with S&OP plans and in close cooperation with management colleagues and external partners.
• Monitor operational execution and resolve critical issues to maintain or exceed agreed service levels.
• Drive continuous improvement in cost efficiency, process effectiveness, and service performance.
• Procurement of raw materials, utilities, major capital items, and other key goods and services.
• Oversee and support the purchasing of engineering goods, services, and lower-value items in collaboration with relevant colleagues.
• Continuously improve site purchasing and supply chain processes to ensure compliance, efficiency, and sustainability.
• Define, track, and deliver KPIs and targets across all areas of responsibility, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
• Lead or support purchasing and supply chain projects within the wider group and facilitate their implementation at local level.

Skills required

• It is essential that the successful candidate is a skilled and experienced negotiator at all levels.
• Must have extensive relevant professional experience in a purchasing and supply chain related role, ideally with experience of working within both disciplines.
• Ideally extensive professional experience in a management role, demonstrating an ability to manage people and relationships. Level 6 CIPS qualified.

The offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Bonus scheme.
• Company pension.
• Generous annual holiday entitlement.

Interested? Apply today.