Senior purchasing manager

Senior Purchasing Manager Middlesbrough GBP45-50k DOE Jackson Hogg Procurement division are delighted to be working exclusively with a growing manufacturing organisation in Middlesbrough on the appointment of a Senior Purchasing Manager to join their team on a full-time and permanent basis. This is an on-site based role offering GBP45-50k depending on experience. Working hours are Monday to Friday 07:00-15:30 with a 30 minute lunch. The position would come with great progression and development opportunities and would suit an individual who is a strong communicator and who would like to be an integral part of a real growth journey. As Senior Purchasing Manager, you will lead a small team of purchasing and stores personnel. You will be responsible for managing a multi-million-pound annual material/sub-contract service budget, working closely with business-critical supply chain partners; leveraging value and robustness to ensure our ambitious growth plans can be achieved. Your day-to-day, hands-on approach will support and strengthen the team, driving improvement in the purchasing and stores operations, providing internal customers and stakeholders with a best-in-class service. The Role: * You will have overall responsibility for driving supplier performance to deliver quality, cost and delivery requirements through effective leadership and management of people within your team and the supply base. * Take ownership of critical supplier risks, implementing and managing pro-active supplier management processes and leading risk mitigation efforts. * Providing pro-active, hands-on leadership to the purchasing and stores team. Setting and managing internal KPI rsquo;s to ensure best-in-class internal service provision. * Identifying opportunities to improve the internal processes, implementing new/tightened procedures where you deem necessary. * Negotiation and management of purchasing agreements with suppliers. * Focus on delivering value to the business, with an eye for identifying and delivering cost-reduction where possible. * Supporting the day-to-day transactional purchasing activity, deputising where necessary * Develop and grow the team through effective leadership, internal coaching, and mentoring, supported with relevant external training where necessary. * Managing on-site inventory, stock accuracy and a target to reduce value while maintaining on-time-delivery to the manufacturing team. Person Requirements: * MRP/ERP systems experience would be advantageous. * Track record of providing leadership and team management * Experience within procurement and a stores/warehouse environment * Ideally from a steel/manufacturing background * High level of organisation * Knows what best looks like and seeks to continually improve yourself and your teams to achieve * Attention to detail, able to work accurately under pressure * Strong planning and analytical skills * A people-person, able to build relationships internally and with external supply partners * Proven negotiation skills, with a strong procurement background This is an immediate requirement so early application is recommended. For more information, please contact Gemma Yeadon - Principal Consultant | Procurement at Jackson Hogg