Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

Your new company
A large and leading manufacturing organisation based in Worcestershire. They are currently recruiting for a temporary Purchasing & Supply Manager to support a period of exciting business change whilst the organisation recruit on a permanent basis. They anticipated needing support for 3 to 6 months.
Your new role
The Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager will support the head of function in the development and delivery of the purchasing and Supply Chain function. The role will lead a small team and will be responsible for the development of the Supply Chain strategy to ensure cost management efficiencies and supplier performance is maximised. The Purchasing & Supply Chain Management will create and lead category management and purchase order management strategies. The post holder will also introduce process improvements and be focused on continuous improvement.
What you\'ll need to succeed
It is vital that you are a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager with a strong background within an engineering-based manufacturing, automotive or aerospace organisation. You will have expertise in purchasing management, supplier management, contract management and category management. You will be able to develop and lead the implementation of Purchasing & Supply Chain management, to business partner senior internal stakeholders and able to create effective supplier relationships.
What you\'ll get in return
This is an exciting contract to join the business at an exciting time and be able to influence and deliver innovative and forward-thinking business change programmes. The successful candidate can also be considered for the permanent vacancy but will need to be considered as part of a wider recruitment process.
What you need to do now
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