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Purchasing Team Lead

Copello
Posted 8 hours ago, valid for 23 days
Location

Havant, Hampshire PO9, England

Salary

£40,000 - £48,000 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • Copello is recruiting a Project Purchaser for a defence engineering business based in Havant, with a salary of £45,000 to £55,000 per year.
  • Candidates must have previous experience in a purchasing environment, ideally with strong manufacturing experience and SAP MRP knowledge.
  • The role involves managing the operational procurement team, negotiating purchase orders, and ensuring supplier performance aligns with SLAs and KPIs.
  • Successful candidates will demonstrate leadership, decision-making, and organizational skills, as well as the ability to communicate effectively within the team.
  • Eligibility for SC Clearance is required for this position.

Copello have partnered with an established defence engineering business based in Havant in the recruitment of a Project Purchaser.

Please note that candidates must be eligible for SC Clearance.

Asthe Purchasing Team Leader, your work will focus on these responsibilities:

  • Responsible for the day-to-day operational Procurement team
  • Responsible for the tactical execution of both direct and Indirect purchasing
  • Manage day to day team issues ensuring escalation where necessary
  • People development and driving the growth of skills and knowledge within the procurement team
  • Supporting the Supply Chain Manager in meeting the supply chain KPIs and initiatives
  • Ensuring all requests for purchase are actioned in a timely manner and the department delivers the required service to all internal customers
  • Negotiating and placing Purchase Orders (POs), ensuring reporting and delivery promises are maintained by vendors with information communicated to the purchaser
  • Managing relationships with existing suppliers
  • Alongside the Supply Chain Manager, consolidate and leverage direct and indirect spend
  • Reviewing and negotiating payment terms
  • Managing supplier performance to ensure output is in line with SLAs and KPIs
  • Proactively manage the performance and development of the Purchasing Team

To be successful in this role, we expect you to have:

  • Previous experience of working in a purchasing environment, including being able to demonstrate the use of best practice
  • Strong Manufacturing experience
  • Previous SAP MRP experience
  • The ability to communicate well with others and encouraging others in the team to do the same is essential
  • Proven leadership, decision making, and organisational skills are a must
  • Ability to interrogate data to identify problems and action improvement activities

For more information please get in touch with Ella on (phone number removed).

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