Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager
Trowbridge – Salary Up To £60,000
Plus Company Car and Benefits/Bonuses
Client Information
An opening for a Purchasing Manager has become available within a Global organization.

Job spec/duties
Reporting directly to the Regional Finance Director, you will:-
•Manage all suppliers and spend within the Medical Nutrition business (“Medical”) in the UK
•Own and lead the Purchasing Strategy for the UK. (Hands on and Strategic role)
•Spend responsibility covers : All indirect spend including marketing, goods & services, and logistics and a proportion of 3rd party direct sourcing
•Be responsible for Purchasing Excellence, Governance & Purchasing Processes within the business
•Manage all contractual issues
•Drive productivity/savings programs and advise on all major projects for all spend within the Business

Candidate profile
The company is looking for someone who has the following skills:

•Drive, with ambition & leadership
•Autonomous, self-motivator - able to work using own initiative
•Creative thinker / Innovator
•Strategic approach / analytical thinking
•Excellent skills at meeting deadlines and working with multiple priorities
•Able to manage cross-functional changes & teams
•Teamwork & networking capacity
•Business development skills and experience
•Ability to define the purchasing strategy / approach, and then move onto the tactical implementation of the strategy (without having a direct team in place)

Qualifications Required

•Graduate Level
•Commercially astute with a track record of delivery of sizeable benefits
•Proven executive and senior stakeholder influencing, engagement & management
•Extensive Purchasing/Procurement experience
•Previous experience at managing numerous Indirect Spend categories
•Supplier relation management
•Understanding of financial management including cost, revenue and profit.
•Project Management skills and experience

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