Procurement Manager

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Salary: Starting salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Location: This role will be based at Kilwaughter, Co. Antrim with travel required to our other locations.

Purpose: As part of a highly successful business, this is a pivotal role requiring knowhow, energy, and ambition.

The role will be responsible for developing a best-in-class procurement function, sourcing sustainable, cost-effective raw materials from international markets for the company s four sites in the UK and Ireland, including its Head Quarters based in Larne.

The role will have overall responsibility for group facilities management and procurement.

Role Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a raw materials sourcing strategy that is aligned to the business strategy. This will include identification and delivery of meaningful cost-saving opportunities and fostering deep market intelligence within the Purchasing team to optimise the supply chain.
• Identify risks in continuity of supply and market volatility and put in place appropriate mitigation strategies
• Development of a centralised procurement function for selected departmental overhead spend to drive synergies, quality and reduce costs.
• Develop a reliable, cost-effective framework of hauliers operating UK and Ireland wide, setting the standard for industry leading service to the customer base.
• Responsible for the company s approved list of leased vehicles and cost-effective fuel sourcing options
• Support the delivery of the company s energy objectives, including ownership of near-term procurement and contributing to longer-term decarbonisation planning.
• Enhance systems and processes to advance the company s MRP automation, delivering the right quantity and quality of raw materials on time to the manufacturing facility.
• Deliver timely and evidence-based information to guide and support the right business decision making
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the company strategic plan. Prepare and present a monthly report for the executive board.
• Have the ability and confidence to make strategic and pragmatic decisions using experience, judgement and gaining input from key stakeholders.
• Collaborate with supply chain teams across site materials planning, inventory, and logistics to achieve customer service levels and OTIF targets.
• Support the company and internal stakeholders in delivering high quality capital expenditure solutions to maximise return on investment and long-term asset life.

People and Culture Leadership

• Demonstrate leadership in promoting a culture centered on health, safety, and well-being
• Build on our culture of developing the right behaviours and developing pride in Procurement
• Ensure the team culture is delivering excellent levels of customer service at all stages of the customer journey

Education

• Demonstrable continuous improvement skills/credentials using recognised frameworks on process improvement.

Experience

• A minimum of 5 years experience gained at management level.
• Experience in managing incoming supply chains for a manufacturing environment using international procurement markets.
• Demonstrable experience of overseeing and processing MRP.

Skills and Competences

• Strong leadership skills to include delegation, mentoring, coaching, support, and encouragement.
• Ability to work at a strategic and operational level.
• Strategic and pragmatic decision making.
• Strong customer focus.
• Commercially and financially astute.
• Proven ability to communicate and present solutions at a senior management and board level.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with a strong eye for detail.
• Strong influencing skills with ability to influence upwards, downwards, and lateral.
• Computer literate with all Microsoft Office packages.

Please apply via the link if you are interested in this position