Purchasing Manager

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OverviewWaters Corporation is seeking a Purchasing Managerwith strong commercial accumen; t o support and direct a team whose focus is the procurement of materials to support the Spares, Production, New Product Design and Non inventory spend in line with MRP or Purchase requisition demand. The Purchasing Manager will oversee the business relationships with suppliers to ensure continuity of supply and manage any identified business risk. Cost saving initiatives and improvement projects (productivity, quality) in support of the annual operating plan form part of the role. The position will be based at our Wilmslow site.ResponsibilitiesPurchasing

• To ensure that the Supply Chain functions are operationally excellent - productive and efficient by setting goals and measures.
• Reviewing and enhancing the skill sets and the training requirements of the team to keep up to date with current and future business requirements
• Ensure procurement activities are managed & executed to meet agreed build plans / APO and to best in class practices.
• Co-ordination and management of Mass Spec supplier issues for Wexford & Wilmslow
• Management of constraints / issues within the supply chain for Wexford & Wilmslow
• Evaluate, audit and manage suppliers to ensure compliance to business goals, mitigate risk and timely constraint resolution
• Execution of Tactical Business reviews within the Supply Chain
• Provide support and guidance to Senior Buyers & Buyers
• Ensure purchasing team are managing on time purchase order delivery

New Product Introductions

• Oversee the transfer of new product from NPI buyers into UK50 organisation.
• Provide Supply Chain support where required to meet NPI launch

Annual Operating Plan (AOP) / Budget Responsibilities

• Deliver an improvement on financial performance, exceeding our annual operating plan
• Support the Management of departmental objectives (Spend, PPV, and related discretionary spend) and project specific spend.
• Identify, manage and drive cost saving for the Wilmslow and Wexford through PPV initiatives

QualificationsEducation:

• Bachelor of Business Studies, equivalent primary degree or substantial experience in a similar role
• IIPM Certification and/or APICS Certified

Experience:

• Extensive experience in an industrial high complexity organisation with a proven track record.
• Strong SAP expertise preferred
• Demonstrated experience of negotiation and cost saving projects required.
• Experience and knowledge of Microsoft Office
• Experience of building a commercially focussed team

Competencies:

• Excellent interpersonal, organisational, presentation and communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Strong supply chain experience with problem solving capability.
• Strong Commercial accumen
• Self-motivated.
• Project management skills.

Travel (If Applicable):

• Some travel to UK sites and Ireland sites.

In addition to salary, we work flexibly and provide 25 days holidays, excellent family friendly benefits such as attractive employer pension contribution, life assurance, income protection, private medical and flexible working. With Waters, there are plenty of opportunities for you to grow, develop and contribute.If you would like to be considered for this role, please provide a copy of your CV and a covering letter summarising your relevant experience and explaining your reasons for applying.Company DescriptionWaters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world’s leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for more than 60 years. With more than 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.Working at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.Waters Wilmslow:People create the Waters difference. By engaging with our talented and diverse workforce we continuously evolve, develop and enhance our products. Being the world’s leading speciality measurement company, we believe in delivering innovative technology and system solutions to our valued customers to enable their success. At Wilmslow, our focus is on the development and delivery of mass spectrometry systems and software in a collaborative and dynamic team environment.Our mass spectrometers deliver benefit to customers in many industries and make a meaningful impact to our lives through examples such as

• Neo-natal screening to keep babies healthy
• Ensuring consistent, reliable safety in our global food and water supply
• Developing new medicinal therapies to advance human health
• Ensuring participants in the world’s sporting events compete fairly