Purchasing Lead

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a manufacturing business in Washington. You will be responsible for developing and executing procurement strategies that align with the company’s long-term vision and goals. You will ensure the effective and sustainable procurement of materials goods to support customer satisfaction and drive profitable growth within the business.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement plans to achieve the clients purchasing strategy for the department
• Identify, evaluate and develop suppliers to meet the current and future needs of the business
• Identify areas of risk in the supply chain, effectively prioritise, develop and implement plans to mitigate such risks
• Manage supplier performance by way of recognising both positive and negative achievements and communicate effectively to promote the pursuit of excellence and best practice both internally and externally
• Continuously benchmark suppliers, analyse pricing trends and utilise cost models to defend against price increases, achieve price decreases and best value/total cost of ownership solutions
• Effective and timely project management and coordination of Supply Chain activities relating to NPD, Engineering changes and Cost Reduction to the point of production implementation
• Responsible for the deployment of procurement strategies, including leading all RFP activities and negotiations for nominated suppliers - both commercially and contractually
• To ensure that KPI targets are met, risk is understood and managed, and supplier performance meets or exceeds business needs.
• Implementing supplier performance and relationship management to ensure improved and sustained supplier performance
• Identify, plan and implement continuous improvement opportunities within the supply chain. Liaise cross functionally and across entities to identify opportunities for continuous improvement
• Ensure that the business secures the optimal supplier base to meet long term business needs.

Requirements:

• Business or engineering degree or equivalent
• Hold a CIPS or equivalent professional qualification
• Proven experience in manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of purchasing procedures and standards
• Knowledge of inventory and replenishment systems
• Previous negotiation skills experience
• Excellent IT and analytical skills.