Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

My Derbyshire based manufacturing client are recruiting for a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to join their progressive and positive team!

Client Details

My Derbyshire client Howardson Group are a British manufacturing success story that specialises in designing, developing, and manufacturing market-leading professional grounds maintenance equipment for both natural and synthetic surfaces.

The Howardson Group family includes Dennis Mowers, SISIS grounds maintenance equipment, Lloyds Mowers, and Hunter Grinders. Their products are sold nationally and internationally to high-profile sports grounds and events, including the football world cups.

The business, based in Kirk Langley, Derbyshire, is built on a solid foundation of financial stability, excellent employee length of tenure and a passion for delivering industry-leading products for their customers. The business has experienced positive growth in the last four years, with turnover growing from £8m in 2019 to £13.7m in 2022. Through reinvestment in product development, manufacturing capability, and astute acquisitions, Howardson Group is set to grow even further to match customer demand for their products.

What a fantastic time to join them!

Description

This Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager role is a critical position required to support the current and future growth of the Howardson Group business. Reporting to the Head of Operations, the Purchasing and Planning Manager's role involves leading the purchasing team in a dynamic manufacturing environment requiring a pragmatic approach to purchasing, planning, and Supply Chain management. You will focus on a range of tasks involved in keeping the material for production flowing while ensuring the best possible inventory levels and costs are achieved.

Responsibilities:

• Ensure the accurate and timely supply of materials, goods, and equipment meets demand.
• Planning the production schedule.
• Develop and own appropriate departmental KPIs to ensure performance and improvement is measured and acted on
• Management of 1-2 staff members in the purchasing and planning team.
• Collaborate with design, sales, and production teams to facilitate effective demand planning whilst considering warehousing constraints.
• Seek the best possible price and service with suppliers, identifying and on-boarding new ones where necessary.
• Management of the Supply Chain.
• Problem solve and successfully build on the processes and procedures that are in place already.
• Work closely with the production team to ensure delivery targets are achieved.

Profile

• Experience in a senior purchasing /Supply Chain role, gained within a manufacturing environment
• Strong Excel and MRP/ERP skills
• End-to-end expereicne Inc. developing supplier relationships, managing vendor performance and lead times, planning Inc. demand/forecasting, production planning and material/supply planning
• Background in manufacturing/engineering essential
• Leadership experience - coach, develop, and mentor people (advantageous)

Job Offer

• Competitive salary
• Private healthcare
• 31 days holiday, including statutory
• Midday finish every Friday
• Auto-enrolment pension scheme
• Very supportive directors - a family-run business where the team cares for one another
• Reinvestment of profits to support business growth
• Good length of tenure across the team - you are joining a successful business with an opportunity to be a key part of this next growth phase