Our client is a successful, highly commercial manufacturing company with ambitious growth plans. Following a number of recent acquisitions they are looking to recruit a Group Purchasing Manager to join the team on a permanent basis.  Reporting to the Board you will be responsible for developing, leading and executing strategic purchasing strategies.  You will have worked at senior management level previously and must be a skilled negotiator with strong networking, vendor management, data analysis and leadership experience.  Operating at board level, this newly created role is an exciting opportunity to become an integral part of a market leading commercial business with a clearly defined growth strategy.

Key Accountabilities:

• Introduce an innovative and proactive approach to identifying new suppliers and products
• Provide a strong knowledge of demand planning and forecasting
• Optimise stock levels without disrupting production
• Create and continually develop a purchasing strategy
• Manage and develop strategic supplier relationships nationally and internationally
• Lead the purchasing team by setting a clear direction and setting key objectives
• Proactively reduce or mitigate purchasing costs, whilst maintaining the best possible quality
• Oversee the management of the sourcing and purchasing activities for all externally sourced raw materials, consumables, and equipment
• Oversee supply chain management
• Work closely with the Directors to meet key strategic targets
• Improve and develop the purchasing department standing in the organisation, cultivating internal stakeholder relationships
• Review payment terms to ensure the best outcome has been agreed in line with commercial targets
• Consolidate purchases to achieve maximum economic benefit
• Any reasonable additional duties as requested by the directors
• Provide purchasing leadership and guidance to the business through a period of high growth around the group in varying sizes of organisation
• Implement a purchasing dashboard of KPI’s that can be used to monitor performance around the group

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Manage staff within the Purchasing department.
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure clear requirements are documented along with relevant business case.
• Forecast price and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier relationships.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.
• Supplier and contract management, manage and mitigate all risks associated with Purchasing.
• Seek to achieve best practice at all times within the Purchasing and buying remit.

Skills/ Qualifications Required:

• Formal qualification in supply chain management, CIPS qualified or equivalent business qualification
• Previous procurement experience at senior management level
• Strong procurement and contract management knowledge & experience
• You will have a proven track record in managing a multi-million pound spend
• Be able to demonstrate strong Project Management experience/skills both in raw materials and indirect spend
• Possess a hands-on can-do attitude, excellent communication skills and an ability to organise, plan and prioritise
• Excellent negotiation skills
• A driven and motivated individual with strong analytical mindset and a desire to progress
• Chemical/Polymer industry knowledge preferable
• PRINCE2 Project Management qualification desirable but not essential

This opportunity will require travel, both nationally and internationally to fulfil the requirements of the role.

A competitive salary and benefits package is available.

For more information on this exciting opportunity please apply with your CV, or contact Joanna Marsden on 07740621160.

Group Purchasing Manager

Liverpool

£60,000 – £85,000