An exciting opportunity for a Purchasing Manager to join a well-established retail organisation! This role is based at their Nottingham site and offering a salary up to £80,000. This role will sit in the purchasing department managing a team of 6.

Candidate who have previous experience as a Purchasing/Procurement Manager within the retail industry purchasing finished goods will be well suited for this role.

Role requirements of the Procurement Manager include:

• Managing the procurement function and sourcing new products
• Developing an inventory management strategy with a view to improving stock accuracies
• Negotiating and influencing suppliers to achieve best market value
• Identifying areas for improvement to current processes and procedures
• Developing and owning appropriate departmental KPIs to ensure performance and improvement is measured and acted on
• Demonstrating strategic cost saving, improving on time delivery, lead time reduction and effective inventory control
• Liaising with and negotiating ongoing optimum terms with new and existing suppliers
• Reviewing contract terms
• Controlling the purchase of products, capital and non-capital lines as per the store replenishment requirements or sales forecasts and expediting orders once placed

Role specification of the Procurement Manager role include:

• Previous experience as a Procurement Manger within a retail environment
• Must have previous experience purchasing finished goods
• Knowledge or ERP/MRP systems
• Previous managerial experience

Salary

£70k-£80k

This role is 100% on site and does not offer hybrid working

• The working hours include Monday-Thursday 8:30am-6pm, Friday- 8:30am-5pm

This role would be well suited if you have held a position in procurement or purchasing as a Procurement Manager, Purchasing Manager, Sourcing Manager, Procurement Director, Purchasing Director, Head of Procurement, Head of Buying or a Procurement Lead.