Purchasing Manager - Mechanical Handling Equipment

A great opportunity for a knowledgeable and confident Purchasing Manager with Mechanical Handling Equipment experience to make a difference in a dynamic, global technology/Engineering organisation...

Key to your success in this role will be your ability to develop and build strong relationships with suppliers, so you will need significant previous experience in a high tech procurement role. You will need to be able to report confidently to the Board of Subsidiaries and Finance Director.

Building up a strong relationship and the development of suppliers is one of the success factors of this role.

Key responsibilities:

• Knowledge of the Supplier market
• Responsible for the results of local procurement strategies within the subsidiaries, in accordance with the Lead Buyer
• To ensure the supply and a sustainable risk management, in accordance with the Lead Buyer
• Responsible for technical clarification in collaboration with Engineering and Planning Department
• The efficient fulfilment of the requirements of internal customers
• To establish Supplier Relationship Management and ensure Supplier development (cost, quality, innovation, risk management)
• Analysis of the supplier market and sourcing activities
• To offer support in the sales process for short term price demands (budget price)
• To execute supplier enquiries and price comparisons (RFI, RFQ)
• Select and qualify new suppliers with support from Global Procurement & Sourcing, responsible for local supplier ratings and supplier development
• To be responsible for communication to current suppliers and local representatives of the suppliers
• Standardisation of terms, conditions and contracts with suppliers
• Preparation and execution of negotiations (Contract Management)
• Purchase Order Processing incl. contracts and order confirmation
• Collaboration and support in tracking of deliveries and current project progress
• Claim management - to negotiate claims with suppliers
• Tracking of commodity market changes
• To perform regular analysis and reporting

Qualifications, Skills & Experience required:

• Experience in the field of Procurement - Mechanical Handling Equipment
• Be able to confidently report to the Board of Subsidiaries and Finance Director
• Commercial and technical knowledge and education
• Legal awareness regarding capital contracts and working knowledge of MF1, NEC and FIDIC contracts

Purchasing Manager Profile:

• Advanced organisational skills
• Efficient and solution orientated
• Ability to act based on facts and to make decisions even in unstructured and uncertain situations
• Positive, constructive and self-confident
• Ability to analyse failures and problems and to develop possible solutions
• Willingness to improve and extend personal skills and knowledge to be prepared for future challenges and tasks
• Experience with ISO accreditation (9001, 14001) would be an advantage
• Advanced knowledge of lT-tools for procurement
• Advanced business English skills
• German speaking desirable

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If you would like to know more about this opportunity, please call Karen Laker on +44 (0)1403 248448

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Beaumont Select is a leading Supply Chain & Purchasing Recruitment Agency for permanent and interim staffing solutions. We support a primarily blue-chip client base, in the provision of experienced Supply Chain & Purchasing Professionals; successfully resolving their Purchasing Recruitment demands. We have a proven track record in purchasing recruitment and are a leading purchasing recruitment agency. Complying with the BERR Beaumont Select are an Employment Agency and an Employment Business
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