Purchasing Team Leader

Ayvens; Bristol; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading vehicle management company in Bristol is seeking a Team Leader to oversee purchasing functions. The ideal candidate will manage a dynamic team, ensuring performance and compliance while promoting efficiency and quality service. Proven experience in people management and performance oversight is essential. The role offers a salary range of £30,000 - £40,000 plus benefits including a generous pension scheme and 25 vacation days.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme

Flexible benefits package

EV charging points and bike storage

Qualifications

• Experience managing performance with a results focus.
• Proven people management skills with feedback and coaching.
• High professionalism in stakeholder management.
• Broad knowledge of UK regulated finance industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead the purchasing team to achieve stable performance.
• Provide coaching for team member development.
• Manage day-to-day workflow and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory activities.
• Report on team metrics regularly.

Skills

Performance management

People management

Time management

Organizational skills

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Customer service delivery

Influencing skills

Job description

Overview

At Ayvens, progress starts with you. Our ambitions to shape the future of sustainable mobility are powered by our talent. Join us, and get better with every move.

This is a high-profile division and role at a time when procurement and supply chain management is a core strategic pillar within the Group and UK business. At a local purchasing team level we provide an effective vehicle ordering process through working collaboratively with dealerships, manufacturers, convertors. This is an outstanding opportunity for a proven Team Leader to take a hands on approach in managing this busy, established Bristol based team.

Key Purpose

• Lead and manage team to deliver stable and consistent performance in the core purchasing functions.
• Provide all team members with feedback and coaching to ensure individual competence and to improve staff and team performance
• Ensure a consistent high level of quality service standards are provided to internal and external customers
• Promote a culture of efficiency within the team, being able to challenge current ways of working, propose and manage implementation of tangible business improvements
• Collaborate with other operational teams to proactively look for ways to reduce handoffs and costs and improve customer satisfaction
• Minimise business and regulatory risks through rigorous control checks
• Effective management, clear communication, and professional liaison with all 3rd party relationships
• Support strategic change initiatives through to completion within business area

Primary Responsibilities

• Responsible for the day-to-day resourcing and workflow of the team ensuring productivity and SLA
• Ensure all team members have documented SMART objectives, regularly review individual and team performance targets, outputs and behaviours providing timely feedback.
• Maintain training and succession plans to develop, engage, and retain competent team members
• Ensure that processes and procedures are reviewed regularly, documented and adhered to
• Ensure the department achieves all relevant compliance and regulatory activities
• Provide daily, weekly, and monthly reporting for team metrics
• Expertise and resolution of escalations. Mitigate volume, upskilling team members and escalate internally as appropriate.

Skills, Experience & Background

• Experience of managing performance, formally or informally, with a focus on both results and behaviours
• Proven people management experience including feedback, coaching and performance management
• Excellent time management, planning, organisational and delegation skills
• High levels of professionalism and stakeholder management.
• Broad knowledge of UK regulated and finance industry and commercial awareness
• An ability to problem solving, seek solutions and process improvement
• Proven experience in managing customer expectations and service delivery.
• Ability to influence others and manage difficult situations

What We Can Offer

• Salary range between £30,000 - £40,000 + Benefits
• Generous contributory pension scheme
• 25 days holiday, in addition to bank holidays
• Volunteering days to assist in charity work
• Annual Bonus Scheme
• Sustainability Initiatives
• Holiday buy / sell scheme
• EV charging points, bike storage, shower & changing facilities and car parking
• A comprehensive flexible benefits package that includes:
• Travel Insurance, Dental Insurance, Health Assessments, Cycle to Work & Health Cash Plan.

Why Ayvens?

With over 3.4 million vehicles managed across more than 42 countries, we provide full-service leasing, flexible subscription services, fleet management services and multi-mobility solutions to customers of all sizes, including large corporates, SMEs, professionals, and private individuals. By leveraging our unique position to lead the way to net zero and further shape the digital transformation of the industry, we are well-positioned to meet the evolving mobility needs of our clients and provide them with the solutions they need to thrive.

At Ayvens, we believe that our success is driven by our commitment to customer satisfaction. Our team is dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and technology-enabled services that help our customers focus on their everyday business. We’re committed to sustainable mobility and have made it a core part of our strategy. In everything we do, we’re guided by the principles of authenticity, curiosity, commitment and collaboration. We aim to foster an organisation that's diverse in people and ideas, where everyone can thrive and be themselves, no matter who they are.

Join us on this exciting journey as we continue to enable the transformation towards large scale adoption of sustainable mobility and provide our customers with the solutions they need to succeed. Follow our page for the latest updates, news, and insights.

• ALD Automotive | LeasePlan are rebranding to Ayvens across all 42 countries by 2025.