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Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager
| Posting date: | 06 November 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 December 2025 |
| Location: | Cheshire, WA8 7QZ |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Acorn Recruitment |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | a1WNz000003hugLMAQ_1762438362 |
Summary
Acorn by Synergie is searching for a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to join our client, a chemical manufacturer based in Cheshire.
Reporting to the Managing Director and forming a key part of the management team, the purpose of the role is to take responsibility for all supply chain and purchasing functions at the site.
Key Accountabilities:
- Play an active role as part of the site management team, contributing to business strategy and ensuring strong operational and service performance.
- Lead, develop, and motivate the Supply Chain and Purchasing team, enhancing both collective performance and individual capability.
- Lead and oversee all site supply chain operations, including purchasing, logistics, and production planning.
- Ensure timely, cost-effective fulfilment of customer and intercompany demand, aligned with S&OP plans and in close cooperation with management colleagues and external partners.
- Monitor operational execution and resolve critical issues to maintain or exceed agreed service levels.
- Drive continuous improvement in cost efficiency, process effectiveness, and service performance.
- Procurement of raw materials, utilities, major capital items, and other key goods and services.
- Oversee and support the purchasing of engineering goods, services, and lower-value items in collaboration with relevant colleagues.
- Continuously improve site purchasing and supply chain processes to ensure compliance, efficiency, and sustainability.
- Define, track, and deliver KPIs and targets across all areas of responsibility, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
- Lead or support purchasing and supply chain projects within the wider group and facilitate their implementation at local level.
Skills required:
- It is essential that the successful candidate is a skilled and experienced negotiator at all levels.
- Must have extensive relevant professional experience in a purchasing and supply chain related role, ideally with experience of working within both disciplines.
- Ideally extensive professional experience in a management role, demonstrating an ability to manage people and relationships. Level 6 CIPS qualified.
The offer:
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
- Bonus scheme.
- Company pension.
- Generous annual holiday entitlement.
Interested? Apply today.
Acorn by Synergie acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment.
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