Procurement Specialist
Hybrid Working
12+ Month Temporary Contract
Up to 700 per day (doe)
Melksham

Do you have 5+ years experience as a Procurement Manager?
Are you CIPS qualified?
Do you have 2+ years people management experience within a commercial environment?
Do you want to be part of a company's exciting growth?

If you have answered "Yes!" to all of the above, then I would very much like to hear from you!

Our client is a global manufacturing business and due to continued growth, they are in need to recruit an experienced Procurement Specialist on a 12+ month temporary contract basis.

Main Responsibilities/Duties:

• Identifies, delivers and executes a defined purchasing operation in line with the purchasing strategies and guidelines.

• Manages a team to release timely purchase orders, registration of order acknowledgements, expediting, clarification of invoice differences in SAP

• Works with Sales and Customer Services to establish target costs, finds alternatives and delivers best in class cost model and communicates deviation effectively.

• Ensures the integrity and maintenance of SAP master data, as directed/initiated by change management.

• Establish and maintain relationships and point of escalation with suppliers and key stakeholders to achieve a high standard of cost, quality and delivery performance, acting as liaison officer between supplier and internal stake holders.

• High focus on group KPI delivery including cost reduction, inventory and turn rate, delivers updates and actions to Head of Purchasing in achieving agreed forecast goals.

• Coordinates communication and feedback to Logistic and Production Planners, Warehouse and Manufacturing operations, as to delivery dates, delays, and/or process problems.

• Interacts with Buyers and Head of Purchasing/ stakeholders in announcing increases/ decreases/ scheduling alignments or changes to the production requirements and assesses impact to supplier manufacturing.

• Communicates with Customer Services department any known delivery issues/risks so our Customers are made aware of delays.

• Monitors the quality, quantity and other agreed contract conditions for the goods provided.

• Works with the Supplier Quality Department and Quality Department to ensure that any defective part (or decreed Warranty Item) is returned expediently to the supplier for remedial action.

If you have the right experience and have a passion for best value, please apply!