Purchasing Manager
| Posting date: | 30 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £38,000 to £43,000 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 June 2025 |
| Location: | Yate, Bristol |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ess Employment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | ESS6799Y |
Summary
LOCATION: Yate
START DATE: ASAP
SALARY: £38,000 - £43,000 per annum, depending on experience
PERMANENT
DAILY TIMES: Monday to Friday 08.00-17.00
Yate Office: 01454 310031
E: yate@ess-emp.co.uk
Vacancy – Purchasing Manager
Our well-established client based in Yate area are seeking a Purchasing Manager to join their team. The individual will play a leading role in shaping the purchasing operations of the growing business and taking on managerial responsibilities.
Duties:
• Take responsibility for day-to-day procurement and raising of orders driven by sales activity (custom orders)
• Manage, run and develop existing procurement systems to ensure stock product availability (for non-custom orders)
• Innovate around the best way to buy from suppliers, twinning orders together or meeting certain volume requirements to gain the most competitive prices.
• Drive a decrease in stock turn days, by stocking as efficiently as possible
• Forecast supply and demand, taking a strategic approach to supplier selection
• Assist in developing new suppliers in European countries, with an emphasis on reducing dependency on far eastern suppliers.
• Supplier Quality Management – Ensuring NCRs are opened for internal and external non-conformance, take responsibility of bring these NCRs to satisfactory result ensuring supplier improvement or deselection.
• Reporting on supplier performance and reporting spend activities to Finance
• Obtaining price estimates for customised orders from suppliers where necessary
• Helping Ops/CS Manager assign workflow intelligently, take responsibility for team productivity and output reporting to Ops Manager.
The candidate:
• Experience of at least 3-4 years executing the purchasing of a £10m+ revenue business is highly desirable.
• Positive can-do attitude and work ethic.
• Reliable and diligent with a focus on producing timely accurate reporting.
• A good culture and team fit for the business with the attributes hungry, humble and smart
• 5 years Purchasing experience (Preferred)
Benefits:
• Company events
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Discount
• On-Site Gym
If you are interested in this post, please do not hesitate to apply!
In order to be considered for the role please email your cv at your earliest convenience to Rachel Hudson - rachel.hudson@ess-emp.co.uk
ESS EMPLOYMENT Ltd work with clients and candidates from a range of disciplines and place people in permanent, contract and temporary roles. Many of our candidates and clients come to us by recommendation and we are proud of our personal, professional and friendly approach to recruitment. See our website for more information www.ess-emp.co.uk
START DATE: ASAP
SALARY: £38,000 - £43,000 per annum, depending on experience
PERMANENT
DAILY TIMES: Monday to Friday 08.00-17.00
Yate Office: 01454 310031
E: yate@ess-emp.co.uk
Vacancy – Purchasing Manager
Our well-established client based in Yate area are seeking a Purchasing Manager to join their team. The individual will play a leading role in shaping the purchasing operations of the growing business and taking on managerial responsibilities.
Duties:
• Take responsibility for day-to-day procurement and raising of orders driven by sales activity (custom orders)
• Manage, run and develop existing procurement systems to ensure stock product availability (for non-custom orders)
• Innovate around the best way to buy from suppliers, twinning orders together or meeting certain volume requirements to gain the most competitive prices.
• Drive a decrease in stock turn days, by stocking as efficiently as possible
• Forecast supply and demand, taking a strategic approach to supplier selection
• Assist in developing new suppliers in European countries, with an emphasis on reducing dependency on far eastern suppliers.
• Supplier Quality Management – Ensuring NCRs are opened for internal and external non-conformance, take responsibility of bring these NCRs to satisfactory result ensuring supplier improvement or deselection.
• Reporting on supplier performance and reporting spend activities to Finance
• Obtaining price estimates for customised orders from suppliers where necessary
• Helping Ops/CS Manager assign workflow intelligently, take responsibility for team productivity and output reporting to Ops Manager.
The candidate:
• Experience of at least 3-4 years executing the purchasing of a £10m+ revenue business is highly desirable.
• Positive can-do attitude and work ethic.
• Reliable and diligent with a focus on producing timely accurate reporting.
• A good culture and team fit for the business with the attributes hungry, humble and smart
• 5 years Purchasing experience (Preferred)
Benefits:
• Company events
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Employee Discount
• On-Site Gym
If you are interested in this post, please do not hesitate to apply!
In order to be considered for the role please email your cv at your earliest convenience to Rachel Hudson - rachel.hudson@ess-emp.co.uk
ESS EMPLOYMENT Ltd work with clients and candidates from a range of disciplines and place people in permanent, contract and temporary roles. Many of our candidates and clients come to us by recommendation and we are proud of our personal, professional and friendly approach to recruitment. See our website for more information www.ess-emp.co.uk