Procurement Manager Job Description: Top Duties and Qualifications

*Company Outline* Based just West of Hull at the start of the M62 corridor, JZ Flowers is a family business; although weve grown to be a large international business with annual revenues of around £140m, the Company still has an entrepreneurial family culture and we really strive to keep this identity in our rapidly growing business. Like many family businesses we pride ourselves on having strong values and ours are firmly built around our people, we value our relationships with our colleagues, and this is evidenced by the many long-standing employees who have developed their careers with us and contributed greatly to our success. We are investors for the long-term, and, with our partners, the Dutch Flower Group, we are committed to investing in facilities and talent to ensure we continue to anticipate our customers needs. Increasingly, we have realised that investment in intellectual capital is just as important as investing in production facilities, and we are seeking potential leaders who will relish being part of our exciting future. We are blessed with extremely supportive customers in high growth retail sectors and we owe it to them to attract uniquely talented. * Purpose: * To support the Procurement Specialist in purchasing and stock management of Packaging & Consumables. To initiate, create and arrange for designs to be made in co-operation with suppliers and internally within the organisation. *Responsibilities and Skills* 1. Maintain inventory verify current inventory and keep Vision up to date over multiple sites in the UK and Ireland 2. Schedule purchases and arrivals with suppliers 3. Review and place purchase orders 4. Maintain a database of approved vendors and update information as necessary 5. Be aware of critical path timelines and inventory levels and identify issues/discrepancies 6. Support the Procurement Specialist in adding value for the organisation 7. Effectively cover the basic day to day jobs of the Procurement Specialist in their absence [website] holiday periods). 8. Establish positive working relationships with packaging suppliers to ensure new designs and concepts are received before our competitors. 9. Work together with suppliers on custom projects to achieve maximum creativity and minimise design costs. 10. Ensure optimum quality levels of packaging materials sourced. 11. Attend meetings with account managers on a weekly basis to maintain internal communications and ascertain customer requirements. 12. Attend customer meetings when required with Account Managers. 13. Undertake packaging related projects as directed by Procurement Specialist and/or Account Managers. 14. Visit suppliers to keep lines of communication open with all new developments. * Knowledge* 1. PC skills [website] Excel, Word 2. Knowledge of Vision system or other ERP based program 3. Customers specifications and quality requirements *Salary £24-26k dependant on experience.* Other considerations & Benefits: Own transport essential Death In Service cover Critical Illness cover Discretionary bonus Job Type: Full-time Salary: per year

Mpeople are currently working with a thriving and highly regarded organisation in Oldham that are looking to add an experienced and hands-on Procurement Specialist (Manufacturing) to their team. * *Salary: £30,000 - £42,000 dependent on experience* * *Full-time, Permanent* * *Hours of work: 08:30am – 5.00pm Monday to Friday* * *Benefits: Two competitive bonus schemes, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, and advanced pension contribution.* Reporting to the Supply Chain and Logistics Manager, the Procurement Specialist will be a key member of the Supply Chain team and will strive to deliver the business’s growth strategy, and the goals in support of the development of world class performance and facilities which includes: * Manages procurement and develops supplier database for the UK Company to facilitate efficient operations. Ensures best service, quality and price on all materials purchased. * Planning and Quality Assurance of sub-contracted activities including legal requirements. * Procurement of facilities, services and all maintenance/engineering requirements * Cost effective management of supplier base and all purchasing activity. *Essential experience/skills: * * Experience of working in a manufacturing environment * At least 1 years’ experience on SAP within Procurement and Purchasing * 3-5 years’ experience with hands-on material replenishment * Knowledge and understanding of Lean 6 Sigma and/or continuous improvement methods and tools * Studying towards or hold a CIPS qualification (Level 3) *Duties and Responsibilities: * * Implement purchasing strategies to achieve continuous improvement and competitive advantage across all suppliers. * Managing Supplier base – negotiating contracts, monitoring performance, taking remedial action where necessary to achieve productivity and efficiency this includes procurement of warehouse facilities, FLT and other hire or service agreements. * Owns and is responsible for the replenishment of non-production consumables [website] PPE, stationary, cleaning, vending machines and other items. * Investigate and recommend new and comparable materials, techniques, etc. That may increase the Companies systems profitability, productivity and effectiveness. * Works closely with the Engineering Manager and Lead Engineer to manage maintenance parts ordering and control of budget maintenance materials period expenses. * Monitoring of suppliers/subcontractors performance/output (productivity) against agreed standards, taking remedial action to rectify shortfalls. Standards include product quality, service, delivery and costs. * Identifying and proposing alternative sources of supply, championing initiatives in line with overall business objectives. * Supporting project teams as required to drive continuous improvement and savings. * Define, track & report key functional metrics in order to continually improve performance. * Actively monitor market trends to identify changes, to support smart procurement; improved decision making & increased business opportunities. *Other desired * * IT literature - Microsoft office knowledge * Strong communication skills * Actively engaged and proactive within a team environment * Strong negotiation and vendor management skills * Confident in decision making, with the ability to influence * Able to evidence the ability to deal with complex challenges with positive results * High levels of energy, drive and resilience Please note that MPeople recruitment can not always respond to all applicants due to the high volume of CV's received on a daily basis. Should you not receive a response within 5 working days please accept this as not been successful. Mpeople wish you all the best in your job search. Reference ID: ANP - PS Job Types: Full-time, Permanent Salary: Up to £42,000.00 per year Benefits: * Additional leave * Bike to work scheme * Casual dress * Company events * Life insurance * On-site parking * Private medical insurance * Sick pay * Wellness programmes Schedule: * Monday to Friday Experience: * Purchasing: 1 year (preferred) Work remotely: * No

This role is open specifically for people who are looking to work on a flexible contract. We know everyone’s lives are different and that traditional working patterns may not be quite right for you. Whether you’ve taken a career break, had time out to support family or are looking to balance your career with another passion of yours, we can offer you a flexible contract to work the pattern that suits you. We are open to flexible contracts Once you’ve joined the firm you will have access to training, giving you the opportunity to upskill yourself on our various systems. You’ll also benefit from additional support designed to help you integrate into the firm and connect and build relationships with other flexible workers across our network. About the team Our procurement specialists sit within our broader Operational Restructuring team. We work closely with our clients to develop sustainable solutions to free up cash from our client’s balance sheets. Our skills and knowledge are applied and gradually transferred to improve working capital management, leaving clients with sustainable performance improvement. About the role You will be working with clients on operational restructuring, cost reduction and working capital improvements, focused primarily on cost based transformation and sustainable performance improvement in the supply chain. Your work will include Helping client management develop and implement a turnaround or transformation programme Leading projects across multiple geographies, business lines and functions. Helping clients reduce costs quickly from their supply chains and optimising the effectiveness of their procurement/supply chain operations Understanding key business processes around indirect cost management including Category Management, Strategic Sourcing, Purchase to Pay and Supplier Risk and Relationship management Bringing to bear procurement and supply chain expertise and a demonstrable understanding of the challenges facing our clients across a range of categories of indirect spend eg Technology, Facilities, Marketing, Labour, Travel etc Assimilating complex information to formulate structured, pragmatic and meaningful client recommendations using Specification, Price, Efficiency, Innovation and Demand management levers Essential skills and experience Previous experience in cost-based transformation in procurement, commercial sourcing, or working capital gained either from large multinationals or roles Experience in projects to improve indirect procurement, strategic sourcing, category management procure to pay or general working capital optimisation Good end to end understanding of the flows of goods/services, information and value flows and how internal functions and external stakeholders cooperate to improve leverage. Sound financial analysis skills including ideally the use/potential of advanced analytics tools such as Alteryx and Tableau to assimilate and draw insights from complex 3rd party spend data Business adoption (not systems configuration) of next generation souricng and purchase to pay tools. Sound commercial awareness and business analysis skills Experience of managing teams Experience of Project management We are building a new team within the UKs most successful restructuring practice with unparalleled access to a massive cross sector client base. Therefore, as well as your contribution to business development and existing client engagements, we will also welcome your input to how the team and the proposition develops across sector. In parallel we will also support your development of new skill and experiences within one of the world’s leading professional services organisations. With an increasingly agile workforce, we're also open to flexible working requirements where appropriate and have many successful arrangements currently in place Our team provides organisations with pragmatic solutions for operational restructuring and resource management for a swift recovery and sustained future success. You’ll work on performing short term cash flow reviews, advising on capital management, and assisting with stakeholder negotiations and restructuring methodologies.