Purchase Manager - Non Production Purchasing - West Midlands (LO-101713)

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Purchase Manager - Non Production Purchasing
West Midlands, Warwickshire, Staffordshire, Birmingham, East Midlands, Oxfordshire

Our client is a world leading commercial vehicle manufacturer who, more recently, has moved into the design and manufacture of passenger cars, including electric vehicles.
You will be responsible for the routine administration of the POR system from creation through Management Approval to order placement, maintenance of PO database, reporting on PO status, resolution of queries and the management of the contractor process. You will also be responsible for the development and maintenance of the Preferred Supplier Register, RFQ and Tender process for major suppliers of services to the company. You will review the existing procurement system and processes to identify omissions, non-value added activities and bottlenecks with process metrics to substantiate. In conjunction with all process stakeholders and as part of the Purchase Team, you will develop a revised procurement structure which improves total value to the company with reduced throughput time and manual intervention.
You must have a degree or purchasing diploma qualification together with membership of a professional body (CIPS) or equivalent and experience of major contract tendering and evaluation for capital goods and services. In addition, you must be able to work with the Engineering Team to obtain best value on the procurement of prototype and small batch components and have an understanding of the structure of processes and procedures required for a total procurement function and its place within a Quality Management System. You must also have an understanding of legal frameworks and contract law and have effective negotiation, analytical and evaluation skills and a sound commercial and financial awareness. In addition, you must be able to build strong supplier/customer relationships, have a demonstrable track record of cost-down achievement, staff management and leadership experience. Although based in the West Midlands, you will be required to undertake limited travel to suppliers in the UK and Europe as required together with occasional international travel.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.