Hays are exclusively partnered with an SME manufacturing business that's been operating for over 50 years to recruit a motivated Procurement Manager to join their small but mighty team. You can expect to be leading on all procurements of parts and components, ensuring a cost-effective, quality approach is taken to raw material sourcing and be working with international suppliers and stakeholders to navigate the ever-changing supply chain.

• Lead on negotiating pricing, lead times and payment / contract terms with domestic and international suppliers
• Manage the end-to-end procurements of raw materials, parts and components.
• Run weekly MRP reports to determine stock levels and appropriate replenishment
• Manage supplier relationships across China & Europe to ensure contractual performance via KPIs on quality, cost and delivery.
• Implement supply chain risk mitigation strategies
• Ensure sourcing practices meet import regulations and ethical sourcing practices
• Utilise SAP to raise purchase orders
• Stay close to market trends, material cost increases
• Collaborate with the Production and Sales team to ensure the availability of inventory
• Work closely with the Finance team for budget and spending reviews, along with supplier payments

• Proven experience in a Procurement or Supply Chain role within a manufacturing / engineering environment (circa 5 years+)
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills
• CIPS qualifications would be desirable, but relevant experience will be accepted
• IT Proficiency in ERP / MRP systems, ideally SAP, along with the MS Suite.
• Confident communication abilities, comfortable working with international and domestic suppliers as well as internal stakeholders
• Commercially astute with a proactive mindset
• You will need to be a resident of the UK and have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, my client cannot offer sponsorship for this role.

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