Purchasing Manager

Overview

Position: Purchasing Manager. Type: Permanent. Location: Maidstone, Kent. Posted: 4 days ago. Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 per annum.

Responsibilities

• Work with the procurement team to procure salads and develop an effective procurement strategy to deliver against company KPI's.
• Develop programs based on customer demand and supplier availability.
• Negotiate prices, place orders and manage the product through the end-to-end supply chain.
• Administer purchase orders and sales orders on the Prophet ERP system as required.
• Collaborate with the logistics and planning team to maintain accurate load plans for all products and suppliers.
• Provide weekly pricing and costing models in a timely and accurate manner.
• Produce finalisations and manage supplier claims, processing all associated invoices and credit notes.
• Publish weekly commercial reports summarising commercial performance and availability outlook.
• Continuously challenge processes to optimise product quality and help achieve company targets through a strong understanding of the supply chain.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to support innovation, evolve new sources, and facilitate more local and sustainable production where relevant.
• Undertake supplier visits as required to learn and evolve the procurement strategy and strengthen relationships.
• Liaise with customers to illustrate product knowledge and communicate strategy.
• As part of a weekend rota, be available to provide information to the sales, technical and stocks team.

Qualifications

• Previous fresh produce procurement experience essential; knowledge of salads preferred.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Numerical competence and strong commercial acumen.
• Professional attitude with a keen eye for detail.
• Strong sense of responsibility.
• Ability to perform competently in a dynamic and pressurised environment.

Notes

Pure Staff is an equal opportunity employer.