Strategic Supply Chain Manager - Manufacturing

Vickerstock; Northern Ireland; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Vickerstock are recruiting a Supply Chain Manager for an engineering/manufacturing business in County Tyrone. This is a full-time permanent position and will lead a team of buyers to ensure procurement supports production.

You will focus on supplier relationships, cost savings, and improving purchasing performance by leveraging ERP data and cross-functional collaboration with operations, finance and legal.

Qualifications

• Recent senior procurement and/or supply chain experience within manufacturing or engineering.
• Experience in a team management/supervisory role with a passion for developing individuals.
• Strong commercial skills, with experience negotiating supplier agreements, managing contracts and developing supplier relationships.
• Confident using ERP systems, digital sourcing tools and procurement data to inform purchasing decisions.
• A proven ability to deliver cost savings and improve overall purchasing value within a complex manufacturing or engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Leading and developing a team of buyers, setting priorities and supporting their performance.
• Managing key supplier relationships and negotiating prices, commercial terms and supply arrangements.
• Identifying cost savings and opportunities to strengthen the supplier base, improving supplier delivery, quality and responsiveness.
• Partner with operations, finance, legal, and regional business units to align procurement initiatives with business goals.
• Aligning purchasing activity with production needs and resolving material shortages.
• Improving supplier delivery, quality and responsiveness.
• Supporting improvements in inventory, purchasing information and processes.

Skills

Team management

Negotiation

ERP systems

Procurement data

Job description

Vickerstock are recruiting a Supply Chain Manager for an engineering/manufacturing business in County Tyrone. This is a full-time permanent position and will lead a team of buyers to ensure procurement supports production.

You will focus on supplier relationships, cost savings, and improving purchasing performance by leveraging ERP data and cross-functional collaboration with operations, finance and legal.