Strategic Supply & Purchasing Manager (Hybrid)

Experis - ManpowerGroup; Park Central; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis - ManpowerGroup in Birmingham is recruiting a Supply & Purchasing Manager to join the new Business Supply Chain function, integrating demand planning, forecasting, supply planning and purchasing governance.

You will lead demand planning across teams, translate demand into a supply plan, own purchasing governance and Control Tower rules, and drive improved cost and performance. This is a 3–6 month hybrid role at £500 per day (Umbrella). Experience in inventory and ERP systems is valued.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in supply chain planning, purchasing or procurement operations.
• Strong demand planning, forecasting and supply planning capability.
• Experience designing and operating practical purchasing controls.
• Commercial and financial understanding, including cost avoidance and working capital.
• Confident use of data and ability to lead teams through change.
• Clear communication and confidence to challenge constructively.
• Experience of inventory, ERP or purchasing systems.
• Experience standardising fragmented purchasing routes or implementing a Control Tower.

Responsibilities

• Lead demand planning and forecasting across Product, Sales, Commercial, Service, Finance and operational teams.
• Translate demand into an agreed supply plan, balancing customer needs, available stock, lead times and supply risk.
• Own purchasing governance, approval routes and operating standards.
• Apply Control Tower rules to purchase requests, stock transfers and allocation decisions, including an exception route for critical orders.
• Lead the purchasing capability as it transitions into Supply Chain.
• Standardise fragmented buying routes and identify value through demand challenge, use of existing stock and supplier leverage.
• Provide demand, purchasing and supply insight for performance, risk and executive decisions.

Skills

Supply chain planning

Demand forecasting

Purchasing controls

Inventory/ERP systems

Data-driven decisions

Stakeholder communication

Change management

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Experis - ManpowerGroup in Birmingham is recruiting a Supply & Purchasing Manager to join the new Business Supply Chain function, integrating demand planning, forecasting, supply planning and purchasing governance.

You will lead demand planning across teams, translate demand into a supply plan, own purchasing governance and Control Tower rules, and drive improved cost and performance. This is a 3–6 month hybrid role at £500 per day (Umbrella). Experience in inventory and ERP systems is valued.