Salary:£40000 - £50000 per annum + car / allowance, pension, bonus
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Purchasing Manager
Location - Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Salary - £40k - £50k, Car allowance, Bonus, Pension
This is a superb career opportunity, working for a major international supply chain solution provider of metals to the oilfield industry. Reporting directly to the Supply Chain Director, you will be responsible for supply chain effectiveness and efficiency with regard to inventory availability.
Experience / skills / qualifications required;
- Mechanical engineering and / or purchasing background.
- Relevant degree or professional qualification preferred.
- Ideally, knowledge of nickel based and low alloy steels, and the oil and gas equipment manufacturing industry.
- Mechanical engineering and materials processing knowledge.
- The ability to read and understand complex product specifications and customer manufacturing drawings is essential.
- Excellent communication skills with a strong ability to negotiate deals to maximize the Company's advantage.
- Excellent people skills required to motivated and manage an effective purchasing team and a proven record of team building, coaching and development.
- The ability to foster a culture of cross functional working to ensure product availability from inventory planning and sales through operations to meet customer service level objectives.
Responsibilities;
- Manage the purchasing budget and inventory availability in line with sales requirements.
- Responsible for the implementation of new supplier opportunities and service offerings to sales and operations groups.
- Participate in implementing company values, systems and supply chain strategies.
- Manage the Purchasing team to ensure that it operates efficiently and diligently in all of its responsibilities.
- Develop new supply sources and supply routes for critical products that deliver a competitive advantage to the company.