Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager -Permanent – Shrewsbury L & C Consulting are working with a Shrewsbury based concern to recruit for a new Purchasing Manager / Senior Buyer / Procurement Specialist. Based in modern offices, this role will be responsible for all aspects of procurement / supply chain management including supplier selection and management as well as the direct supervision of a member of staff. Duties will include (but not be limited to): · Manage supplier relationships including reviewing and sourcing of new suppliers · Contract negotiation · Purchasing strategy management · Work closely with other departments including sales and marketing · Reporting · Staff management including training and appraisals To be considered for this excellent opportunity within a corporate style organisation, you will have worked in a similar Purchasing Manager / Senior Buyer role previously. You will posses a high attention to detail, be well organised, motivated, reliable and flexible in your work.You will also be able to demonstrate an analytical approach, be IT literate (Ms Excel) and excellent communication skills. You will ideally be CIPS qualified (or studying toward) as well as educated to a minimum of A Level standard. The Shrewsbury based site is commutable from Telford, Oswestry, Market Drayton, Wolverhampton, Stafford, Bridgnorth, Ironbridge etc Alternative job titles could be Buyer, Direct Buyer, Indirect Buyer, Purchasing Admin, Procurement Admin, Supply Chain, Purchasing Planner, Procurement Manager, Supply Chain Manager, Purchasing Manager etc L & C Consulting Specialising in the recruitment of permanent and ‘temp to perm’ roles in the Shropshire area -you’ll find we provide a professional but friendly, efficient, system driven recruitment service - where we remember that people do matter. Offering a full recruitment service across a variety of sectors; we continuously strive to ensure we give an honest, reliable service. Due to the high volume of applications we receive it is not always possible to respond to unsuccessful applicants. Therefore if we have not responded to your application within four working days, please assume that on this occasion your application has not been successful. With a wealth of specialist knowledge in the local, recruitment market, L & C Consulting are an employment agency working on behalf of our clients. L & C Consulting is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK full time without restriction.