Purchasing Manager

An excellent opportunity for a Purchasing Manager who wants to join our market leading family-owned business based in the heart of Shropshire, founded on an ethos of providing solutions for safer roads.

Simmonsigns, established in 1985, offers our customers a diverse range of high-quality products including illuminated and non-illuminated road traffic bollards, signs and sign lights, school warning lights, Belisha beacons and pedestrian crossing lights, posts and subway lighting, all of which combine our latest low energy LED technologies to support the environment and offer a low cost of ownership for road safety solutions. We are ISO9001 & ISO 14001 certified.

Benefits for a Purchasing Manager:

Competitive salary

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Opportunities for professional development and career growth

Collaborative and inclusive work environment

Purchasing Manager Position Overview:

The company are seeking an enthusiastic and capable Purchasing Manager to take responsibility for the purchasing of components used in the manufacture of the company’s LED road safety equipment.

Key Responsibilities of a Purchasing Manager:

·Lead, manage and motivate the Purchasing Team within company goals.

·Develop and maintain key supplier relationships with jointly agreed vision and strategy agreements that are regularly reviewed. Nurture agreements to negotiate industry leading rates and unique products.

·Understand pricing strategy, margins and volumes associated with each contracted product.

·Stock Management to meet stock target levels.

·Management of all components and BOM’s within Syspro and maintenance of the systems information

·Contribute to and deliver agreed budget cost savings plans.

·Review supplier performance and highlight any contractual risks to the Director team, including any financial risks from committed contracts.

·Full Participation in New Product Introduction, ensuring timely launch through procurement of new and obsolescence of old parts.

·To ensure that employees are adequately trained to carry out their roles using good practice.

Skills and Qualifications required of a Purchasing Manager:

·Must have experience in a Purchasing Manager role.

·A strategic approach with commercial awareness

·Able to evidence excellent contracting and negotiating skills.

·Must have experience of team leadership as well as being a team player.

·Can communicate in a professional manner at all levels with both external and internal suppliers/customers.

·Must be very organised with the ability to prioritise activities.

·Microsoft Office (Excel / Word) to intermediate level.

·Ability to work closely with the Operations and Customer Services teams.

Join our team and contribute to our ambitious growth plans while advancing your career in a dynamic and innovative industry. Apply now!