Purchasing Manager
Adecco
Basildon, GB
Job Title: Purchasing Manager Location: Basildon Remuneration: Up to £47,000 per annum Contract Details: Permanent, Full Time Are you ready to take your career to the next level? Join our client, a leading organisation, as a Purchasing Manager! This is your chance to lead a dynamic team and drive purchasing excellence in a fast-paced environment. Responsibilities: Negotiate supplier pricing, lead times, and delivery quotations to secure the best deals. Manage purchasing for strategic customers, ensuring their needs are met efficiently. Collaborate closely with key functions to support commercial negotiations for new projects. analyse complex data for multiple components, making informed purchasing decisions. Ensure accurate use of the MRP system (Factory Master) to support purchasing and quoting activities. Provide hands-on support during peak workloads and team absences. Recruit, induct, and mentor new team members, fostering their professional growth. Set department goals and contribute to continuous business improvement projects. Present data and evaluate KPIs at management meetings, representing your department. Maintain up-to-date procedures and practises, ensuring compliance during QA audits. Skills, Knowledge & Experience: Experience as a senior buyer/purchasing manager. Proficiency in ERP systems. Exceptional leadership and management skills to guide your purchasing team. Strong organisational and planning abilities. Excellent numerical and analytical skills, particularly in Excel. Proven problem-solving capabilities with a lateral thinking approach. Outstanding communication skills for effective supplier and customer liaison. Resilience and agility in overcoming challenges in a pressurised environment. Perks: Enjoy free parking and spacious offices with excellent facilities 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays) Join us and be part of a culture that values commitment, quality, flexibility, pro activity, and sustainability. If you are ready to embrace a stimulating work environment and make an impact, apply today! We are excited to meet you! Adecco is a disability-confident employer. It is important to us that we run an inclusive and accessible recruitment process to support candidates of all backgrounds and all abilities to apply. Adecco is committed to building a supportive environment for you to explore the next steps in your career. If you require reasonable adjustments at any stage, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. Adecco acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers. The Adecco Group UK & Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. By applying for this role your details will be submitted to Adecco. Our Candidate Privacy Information Statement explaining how we will use your information is available on our website.