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Purchasing / Procurement Manager
August 22, 2022 | Comments Off on Purchasing / Procurement Manager
Purchasing Manager - Commercial Catering Equipment Installations
Chester, Competitive salary
We are looking for an experienced purchasing professional for a highly successful business. Our client is a leading commercial catering equipment business with an outstanding reputation and long list of industry awards. They are one of the UK's leading specialist commercial kitchen contractors.
The role:
- Reporting to the Director you'll take responsibility for all the company purchasing, ensuring all cost are within budgets and targets are met.
- Controlling company purchasing including supply chain negotiation and liaison to meet project deadlines, overseeing cost control, variations to contract and close monitoring of site programme against lead times.
- You will monitor and report internally on project costs to ensure contract conditions are adhered to and maintain reporting on contract costings.
- You will plan, organise, direct and control the purchasing functions for all products and/or services on behalf of the project managers.
- Developing, evaluation and monitoring of supplier relationships.
About you:
The ideal candidate will be an experienced purchasing professional or buyer looking for the next step in their career:
- Project management experience, achieving on-time, on-cost delivery across numerous projects.
- You must be able to use Sage accounting software as well as standard formats such as Excel and Word and ideally Asta Project Management and Programming software.
- You will also need to be flexible, adaptable, a team player and problem solver with an eye for controlled budgets.
- Experience gained in a similar company would be advantageous, including general building contractors, subcontractors, civil engineering firms, interior designers and/or building merchants.
This is a full time, permanent position based about 5 miles from central Chester, applicants will need to drive and have access to transport.
Immediate start
Please contact Maureen Marguerie if you would like more information about this opportunity.
By applying for this role, your details will be sent to Ortolan People, who are engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We will endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Occasionally for roles with a very high volume of applicants, this may not be possible.