Purchasing Manager - Employment, career opportunity in Uk

Job Title:   Purchasing Manager
Job Type:    Permanent
Location:    Christchurch
Start Date:    ASAP
Salary:    Neg
Ref No:    147943-DDPM03_510158
Date Posted:    19th Sept 2013

My Client is one of the leading housing providers in the South of England with over 18,000 homes. We're passionate about delivering excellent services to our customers and achieve this by investing in our staff, building and maintaining award-winning homes and putting our residents at the heart of everything we do. We're looking for like-minded people to join their team and would love to hear from you.

ROLE (OVERVIEW)

As part of a transformation of our procurement function, my client are looking to employ a Purchasing Manager to provide an efficient and responsive service to internal and external stakeholders in relation to project and category based procurement.
This role will play a key part in driving savings, ensuring compliance with EU Directives and Procurement Regulations, and securing quality suppliers to accomplish price, delivery and performance targets.

The Purchasing Manager's main focus will be to actively support the Group's Procurement function in providing an efficient and responsive service to internal and external stakeholders in relation to project and category based procurement. This will include ensuring full benefits of contracts and agreements are realised, exploring new opportunities for cost savings and efficiencies in order to achieve corporate and individual savings targets, whilst in addition making sure that the Group's legal obligations including compliance with EU Directives, are met.

RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY DUTIES

* Develop and implement purchasing and contract management instructions, policies, and procedures.
* Participate in the development of specifications for Goods and Services.
* Negotiate and agree contracts with subsequent monitoring of progress - checking the quality of service provided.
* Foster close working relationships with internal customer base.
* Assist in conducting a comprehensive review of the Procurement function and its methodology and identify and implement improvements.

SKILLS / EXPERIENCE

To be considered for this post you should be able to demonstrate:

* The ability to effectively plan, organize and meet targets
* Strong project leadership and teamwork
* Commercial awareness
* Degree educated - CIPS Qualification or equivalent
* Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate at all levels.
* Sound working knowledge of EU Procurement Directives and Procurement Legislation 2006
* Due to a requirement to travel within this role, a current driving licence and your own transport will be essential.
Our advertisements use post-qualification experience/salary levels as a guide. However, we will consider applications from any candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to carry out the role.

We welcome applications from candidates of all ages.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.


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