Purchasing Manager

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Purchasing Manager

Vacancy Number:req 962

Location: Ditton and Leek

Location Addresses:Foundry Lane, Widnes, WA8 8UB and Barnfield Road, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5QJ

Closing Date: 19th July 2021

Be part of our journey
As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever growing market place. Our Purchasing team, play a key role in procuring cost effective materials for production and services for the business.

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Purchasing Manager to join our manufacturing sites in Ditton and Leek. In this role, you will ensure the company achieves the lowest total cost of acquisition for direct and indirect materials along with playing a key role in CAPEX projects. This will include developing and implementing risk managed purchasing strategies across the commodities, as well as compliance with group policies and third party regulations. You will work closely with the supply-chain and production planning department to ensure on-time, in-full delivery according to production requirements. Responding to the Site Director, you will provide effective management of the site purchasing department and its activities, including involvement in strategic category management of Fish Oils. You will be responsible for managing and coaching other members of the Purchasing team, maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with your peers in the senior leadership team and for creating and managing the departmental budget. Improvement of functional practices/processes through continuous improvement projects is a must.

Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.

Essentials

• Previous experience of purchasing raw materials and indirect commodities
• Proven negotiation skills
• Excellent planning and organisation skills to ensure continuous supply of materials
• Experience of departmental and/or line management
• You will be an excellent communicator and influencer, capable of building effective working relationships
  
• Proven networking skills
  
  

Desirables

• Experience of purchasing chemicals and packaging buying
• Experience working with crop/seasonal market contracts
• Experience of working with REACh
• SAP user experience
• CIPS Qualifications
• You should be educated to degree level
  
  

Benefits Package

The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including: defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit, 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays), private medical insurance, senior staff bonus opportunity and access to share plans.

Closing date - 20 Jul 2021
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Purchasing Manager

Vacancy Number:req 962

Location: Ditton and Leek

Location Addresses:Foundry Lane, Widnes, WA8 8UB and Barnfield Road, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 5QJ

Closing Date: 19th July 2021

Be part of our journey
As a global leader in speciality chemicals, we continue to succeed and strengthen our delivery of innovative, sustainable and high performance solutions. We are passionate and excited about how we can develop and utilise new technologies to shape and inspire changes within an ever growing market place. Our Purchasing team, play a key role in procuring cost effective materials for production and services for the business.

We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Purchasing Manager to join our manufacturing sites in Ditton and Leek. In this role, you will ensure the company achieves the lowest total cost of acquisition for direct and indirect materials along with playing a key role in CAPEX projects. This will include developing and implementing risk managed purchasing strategies across the commodities, as well as compliance with group policies and third party regulations. You will work closely with the supply-chain and production planning department to ensure on-time, in-full delivery according to production requirements. Responding to the Site Director, you will provide effective management of the site purchasing department and its activities, including involvement in strategic category management of Fish Oils. You will be responsible for managing and coaching other members of the Purchasing team, maintaining mutually beneficial relationships with your peers in the senior leadership team and for creating and managing the departmental budget. Improvement of functional practices/processes through continuous improvement projects is a must.

Our ideal person
As a business, it’s really important to us that we find the best person for the job and that you have the best opportunity to succeed in the role. To help, we have outlined our expectations for the role and what core skills and experiences we require as well as what would make you an ideal fit. In turn, we hope this helps you evaluate if this is the right job for you.

Benefits Package

The successful candidate will receive a competitive benefits package including: defined benefit pension scheme with death in service benefit, 25 days paid holiday allowance (plus bank holidays), private medical insurance, senior staff bonus opportunity and access to share plans.