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SalaryPurchasing Manager, Preston, up to £55k
My client is an extremely successful, family run distribution company who ship products worldwide and have been established for over 50 years.
They are looking to recruit a Purchasing Manager for their Head Office in Preston.
This is an exciting opportunity to join an ever-growing business!
Duties include;
- Managing a team of 5
- Monitoring workloads, delegating tasks
- Managing over 200 suppliers, monitor performance, negotiate costs and time-frames
- Monitoring stock levels and spending
- Monitoring performance of suppliers, and procure new suppliers when needed.
- Managing all aspects of purchasing, including products, freight, and duty costs.
- Managing import shipments, ensuring that orders are assembled to a certain level to achieve the most economical way of shipping goods
- Communicating and planning delivery schedules.
- Catalogue pricing and be accountable for gathering product information, including calculating buying/selling costs and margins for around 250-300 product groups.
You must have sound Excel knowledge to organise and present data. Familiarity with Access and pgAdminIII SQL would also be beneficial.
If you have previous Purchasing Management experience, and possess strong analytical skills along with the ability to multitask and lead by example then this is the role for you! Apply now!
