- You will be the primary contact between clients, materials, suppliers, packaging and services
- Provide support for all departments within the business
- Manage a team of 6
- Develop and execute sales strategies to meet or exceed revenue targets
- Manage and optimise the purchasing process, ensuring the timely acquisition of materials at competitive prices
- Gain a solid understanding of suppliers and become familiar with their products
- Adhere to established operational procedures for the purchasing and sales offices while also creating new methods of operation
- Assign purchase orders to suppliers with predetermined deadlines, and make sure that deliveries are precise and on time
- Provide holiday cover for sales and purchasing administrators
- Complete new projects
- Strong organisational and customer service skills
- Proven experience in a sales and purchasing leadership role within a manufacturing environment would be an advantage
- Excellent leadership, communication, and team management skills
- Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities
- Proficient with Microsoft 365
- Experience with using SAP
- Strong analytical and attention to detail
- Opportunity for management training course
- 25 days holidays + bank holidays (increases with service)
- Pension
- 35 hours per week
- Life assurance