Purchasing Team Leader - Milton Keynes, United Kingdom - Cerulean

Description

Location:
Milton Keynes


About Us

Cerulean design, manufacture and maintain cutting edge measurement equipment for use in fast moving consumer goods industries such as tobacco, food and cosmetics.

Cerulean partner with companies who invest billions of dollars annually in novel new products and concepts.

We work with technologies as diverse as x-ray, infrared and microwave thermometry to deliver 98% of our products overseas to still growing trillion dollar industries.

With cigarette making speeds in the tens of thousands per minute, reduced risk products with complex constructions and now pouched products, Cerulean quality control is critical to our customers immediate and long term success.

Beyond tobacco Cerulean support testing in the food and healthcare industries.

With 120 employees globally and headquarters in Milton Keynes, Cerulean invests significantly in our own new product development, developing both our people and products in tandem.

Cerulean is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy.

Coesia has operating units in 36 countries, a turnover of 2,015 million euros in 2022 and over 8,000 employees.


About the Role

Reporting to the Supply Chain Manager you are responsible for ongoing management of purchasing strategy and activity and for ensuring optimal supplier performance and price.

You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams, make strategic decisions and implement best practices within our procurement function.


Main Responsibilities

• Ensure the purchasing function is operating in line with the objectives of the business to add value, mitigate supply chain risk and deliver cost savings
• Lead and manage a small team to deliver the appropriate support to the business to ensure corporate and business objectives are met
• Review and seek continuous improvement opportunities for the development of purchasing strategies. Looking into costs, inventory levels, lead times and continuity of supply and quality management.
• Build strong business relationships with UK, EU and International suppliers to maximise supply chain effectiveness.
• Collaborating closely with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and address supply challenges, mitigating supply risk to the business
• Develop an overall supplier base which creates and sustains a competitive advantage
• Provide purchasing support for new product development initiatives
• Seek opportunities to improve customer and supplier satisfaction levels.
• Carry out regular performance review meetings with suppliers & internal customers

What You Need to Be Successful

• Experience working in a Purchasing environment
• Experience working within the manufacturing industry
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Ability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures
• Solid judgement along with decision making skills
• Strong leadership capabilities

Our Offer

• Competitive salary
• 25 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing with service
• Company pension, matched contribution up to 7.5%
• Company Bonus scheme
• Health cash plan to contribute towards health care costs such as dentist, optician and prescriptions for employee and their dependants
• 4 x salary life insurance
• Income protection insurance for use in the event of a longterm illness
• Staff discounts scheme with discounts and cashback offers at many retailers including some supermarkets
• Free tea and coffee
• Social club
• Free parking & Electric car charging on site
• Open to consider this role on a 4day contract and flexible working patterns

Join the Team

• External agencies are kindly requested not to contact the company regarding this position._
• Coesia_ is an equalopportunity employer and embraces diversity and inclusion.

Job Types:
Full-time, Permanent


Salary:
From £50,000.00 per year


Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location:
In person