Purchasing & Supply Jobs In South West

This Senior Management position holds responsibility for the development and management of the departments at the Wales, south coast and the Supply base, to provide world class Procurement and Stock Control in support of company’s business requirements and the needs of the customers. Reporting to the Procurement and Overseas Sourcing Director and working closely with the Operations Managers at each division.

Key Responsibilities and Duties
§ To develop and implement World Class Procurement and Supply Chain strategies by Supplier / Commodity.
§ To develop and implement Supplier relationship Management, Specifically:
§ Supplier performance and development reviews with all key suppliers.
§ Formal SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) and KPI (Key Performance Indicator) measurement.
§ To develop Sourcing / Vendor selection Strategy.
§ To maintain and develop Vendor assessment and development process, leading to authorised / preferred vendor list. To encapsulate a supply base rationalization programme.
§ To continually assess the departmental structure and staff resources, identifying and implementing development initiatives or change management to provide World Class services.
§ To provide professional departmental leadership, encompassing all aspects of people management and development.
§ To develop and implement processes to provide PPS (Purchasing & Payment Schedules) with full Procurement and Order Book Management service, the department becoming the key interface between Magellan Aerospace and its supply base.
§ Develop and manage Quotation / RFQ process, to support business requirements.
§ To work closely with Group Strategic Procurement to provide divisional input and encompass Group strategies.
§ To champion the development of Vendor Scheduling and other initiatives to improve processes and reduce operational costs.
§ To provide Senior Management support for the escalation and resolution of critical part shortages / supplier issues. To keep company Directors appraised of issues and their status and to propose intervention strategies at Director level as appropriate.
§ To provide operational reporting and develop, maintain and publish activity related KPI’s.
§ To provide professional Purchasing and Supply Chain perspective at relevant senior management forums.
§ To undertake any other duties and responsibilities as reasonably required by Magellan Aerospace Ltd.

The Person:
Reporting to the Procurement and Overseas Sourcing Director, the Procurement Manager will have;
• Membership of the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply with 5 years experience.
• An understanding of legal framework especially contract law.
• A full understanding of EFACS – MRPII Ordering System.
• Possess effective negotiation, analytical, evaluation and presentation skills with a high competence in the use of Microsoft Office.
• A knowledge of 5s / Six Sigma / Lean Manufacturing would be beneficial.
• Proven track record in a demanding supply chain environment.
• Experience of a wide range of technologies appropriate to this industry.
• Be willing to travel as and when required.
• Self motivated with planning, organising and communication abilities that will provide for the delivery of a professional procurement service.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

Essential experience:
Purchasing team development
£20m minimum budget control
FMCG
SAP
Evidence of creating purchasing strategy

Desirable experience:
Food
Protein (£12m spend)
Lead buying
Global purchasing relationships/knowledge of restrictions
Pitchting & presenting
Compiling tenders
Pivotal in terms of NPD
Gravitas to challenge, influential, work at Board level
Excellent negotiation skills
MCIPS
German language

Reporting to: Manufacturing Director
Direct Reports: 5 Buyers and 1 Inventory Controller

Overview:
The Purchasing Manager is a critical appointment to help us achieve our ambitious profit and growth targets. Record food price inflation reinforces the need to recruit an outstanding procurement professional. As a key member of the Company Senior Management Team the successful candidate will report to the Manufacturing Director, and will be responsible for ensuring cost effective sourcing, negotiation, procurement and supply of materials. Working with a dedicated buying team, the Head of Purchasing will be able to lead and develop the team. This role is accountable for an annual UK budget of around £20 million and will play an instrumental role on the International Group Buying Committee. The Committee is responsible for over £60 million of shared buying between our German, Dutch and UK business's.
This is a stimulating and exciting role. We buy from varied and diverse worldwide markets including cooked meat, raw meat, dairy, packaging, oils, vegetables and fish. The role requires a proven Purchasing Manager with the intellectual capacity, knowledge and experience of modern buying techniques. It will be essential to develop category strategies within the current market. They will also have strong negotiation skills, combined with assertiveness: they will also be confident, assured and willing to present their ideas both verbally and through written reports. The ability to influence will be critical. This role requires an organised and determined individual who can see a broader commercial view and understand how to gain effective results. The Purchasing Manager duties will involve some European travel and, at times, world travel.

Key Result Areas:
" The ability to reliably and rationally forecast future Raw Material Prices is a crucial part of this role. Whilst this is not always easy or possible, the ability to propose credible future raw material prices allows us to develop accurate pricing strategies and thus secure profit and growth.
" Many of our Raw Materials are bought from outside the UK and it is essential that the successful candidate has good knowledge of currency influences, trading quotas and tariffs in all the countries in which we operate.
" The Purchasing Manager must have strong and effective management skills. They must be able to inspire, develop and motivate our young buying team. The Manager must also have excellent interpersonal skills and the proven capability to interact, influence and persuade the Senior Management Team. They must be comfortable presenting at Board level.
" Develop systems and promote a culture which ensure 100 per cent raw material supply at all times.
" The candidate should have a thorough knowledge of production processes for the major raw materials and understand the local and global markets in which they are traded.
" Pursue purchasing synergies with the International Buying Committee and create productive and profitable relationships with Group Lead Buyers. Create a culture of sharing best practice and be open minded to new approaches and different concepts;

The Candidate

Qualifications
Essential:
Graduate
Highly Numerate
Full Driving Licence

Desirable:
Foreign Language skills in German
Man management qualifications
Member of Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply
Clean Driving Licence

Work Experience
Essential:
" Comprehensive experience within a blue chip organisation in the FMCG sector.
" Understanding of critical supplier processes, lead times, and overall supply chain is essential.
" Clear evidence of running significant budgets (c. £20 million) and operating in varied markets.
" Highly numerate and verbally persuasive.
" Working knowledge of SAP or equivalent MRP systems.
" Experience of managing and developing a team.
" Evidence of creating and implementing a purchasing strategy.

Desirable:
" Evidence of taking a leadership role within a senior management team and able to show how they contributed to the achievement of team goals.
" Strong, current understanding of world economics and its impact on Governmental Policy.
" Proven experience of working in a lead buying culture.
" Experience of working in the food manufacturing sector.
" Experience of purchasing proteins.
" Experience of buying from multiple global sources and developing global relationships.
" Experience of presenting and pitching to key clients and stakeholders.
" Experience of compiling tenders and other written reports.
" Comfortable with a collaborative approach to working with internal departments and experience of building and maintaining internal relationships.

Personal Qualities
" Must be able to work to tight deadlines with accuracy and precision.
" Good problem solving skills and ability to drive for completion and delivery.
" Ability to be able to work on a number of projects simultaneously, with high regard to quality.
" A natural presenter with the ability to present complex information in a clear and simple format.
" A decisive thinker who will take responsibility for decisions and actions.
" Strong and engaging leader - will demonstrate leadership skills that peers will aspire to imitate.
" Ability to overcome negativity and resistance to new ideas.
" Shows resilience and tenacity with the courage to challenge decisions.
" Shows ambition and a desire to develop themselves and others around them.
" Highly numerate.
" Verbally persuasive with the gravitas to lead and influence others.

Circumstances
This role will require some travel, primarily with interaction of UK suppliers, however this may be extended toward both European and international travel as required. A typical amount could be 5 days travel out of 20 (per month)

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.

The purpose of the role is to manage the parts acquisiton process for bought-out products. The role includes working with internal customers as well as supplieres, whilst working as part of a buying team. The Buyer is responsible for all related operational aspects, including ventdor selection, negotiation an expediting.

Responsibilities
Work with the Project Team to establish planning milestones and objectives.
Ensure that sourcing strategies are applied within the Project.
Challenge designs for optimal cost solutions through promotion and co-ordination of Supplier involvement in the design process.
Liaison with the Project Team to ensure that information is released in a timely manner to the supply base.
Work with project plans and key milestones to ensure fluid implementation of procurement plans.
Manage supplier activity through a structured part introduction process.
Risk Analysis – indentify and resolve supply issues in order to meet project commitments.
Indentify and resolve supply issues.
Prepare and issue bid packages when required
Enter procurement data and order creation, in accordance with Detailed Procedures.
Expedite and communicate order status to project teams.
Develop and maintain product cost measures
Ensure that goods and services procured by the company represent best value for money and are governed by appropriate contractual terms, and that any savings yielded are recorded.
Gain an understanding of key suppliers’ capability, including supplier visits
Understand general project requirements, such as schedule, budget, and special terms & conditions.
Act as the main point of contact with the supplier, and manage the flow of information between The company and the supplier
Provide data for the procurement KPIs & departmental reviews.

Qualifications & Requirements

• The post holder will have at least 2 years experience in a purchasing or similar role.
• Basic working knowledge of contract law.
• Strong negotiator.
• Must be able to demonstrate an understanding of commercial issues and purchasing techniques.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and have an aptitude for learning new techniques, methods and principles.
• Must be computer literate, including Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Must be capable of prioritising and multi-tasking, and working to agreed schedules and budgets.
• Must be self-motivated, and can work within a group or individually.
• Must also have a flexible approach to the workload.

Security
The successful candidate will need to satisfy Ministry of Defence security requirements.

This vacancy is being advertised by NCR (New Century Recruitment Ltd). The services advertised by NCR are those of an Employment Agency.