Contracts Manager/Purchasing Manager {Manufacturing

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Contracts Manager/Purchasing Manager {Manufacturing}

Barnsley

Up to £75,000 + Travel Aboard + Annual Bonus + 25 Days Holiday + Private Healthcare + Life Insurance + 5% Pension + Training + Progression

Are you a Contracts Manager/Purchasing Manager from a manufacturing or engineering background, looking to join a cutting-edge, global leader in mobile elevated work platforms, where you will be rewarded with ongoing training, genuine progression routes and the chance to shape a world-class supplier base?

Do you want the opportunity to join a close-knit, family-feel organisation that has grown into one of the world's leading privately owned designers and manufacturers of mobile elevated work platforms, supplying customers in over 40 countries and operating from state-of-the-art UK centres of excellence?

On offer is a fantastic opening to join a highly reputable and stable business with over 500 employees, where you will play a key role in the development and performance of the global supplier base. You will be joining a company known for investing in their people, offering excellent long-term career prospects, continual development and the chance to make a real impact.

In the role you will oversee the supplier base for the Hoyland site, working closely with the Milton Keynes purchasing team to manage key commodity groups. You will lead, support and coach the purchasing team, develop supplier relationships, negotiate commercially secure long-term agreements, support new product introduction projects and ensure the smooth scheduling, procurement and delivery of materials through MRP. You will travel internationally when required to engage with global suppliers and ensure world-class supply chain performance.

This role would suit a Contracts Manager/Purchasing Manager background with experience working within a manufacturing or engineering environment looking to join a cutting-edge, global leader in mobile elevated work platforms, where you will be rewarded with ongoing training, genuine progression routes and the chance to shape a world-class supplier base.

The Role:

Oversee supplier portfolio, negotiate contracts and develop global supply base
Lead, coach and develop the purchasing team while supporting NPI and supplier improvement projects
Manage MRP purchasing, delivery schedules, cost-down activities and supplier performanceThe Person:

Buyer/ Purchasing/ Procurement background
Worked within manufacturing/ Engineering environment
Based in BarnsleyKeywords: Purchasing, Buyer, Supply Chain, Procurement, Engineering, Manufacturing, Fabrication, Barnsley, Hoyland, Wakefield, Doncaster, Rotherham, Sheffield

Reference Number: 25768

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We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered remuneration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.

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