Group Purchasing Manager - Bradford, United Kingdom - Barrett Steel

Barrett Steel
Barrett Steel
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Bradford, United Kingdom

1 month ago

Tom O´Connor

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Are you a professional steel purchasing expert, eager for a career move to a dynamic, people focused business?

All About the Role

In this key new management role, reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, your remit is to develop and implement purchasing strategies, manage the central purchasing function, and ensure that the organisation has efficient and robust supply chains.

This role would suit someone with direct purchasing experience to build and maintain strong relationships with new and existing suppliers to negotiate positive terms and competitive prices across all product ranges, review performance indicators and analysisof sales data to help maintain competitiveness, profit margins, and ensure the best product offering to customers.


Specific tasks include, but not limited to::

  • Monitoring and forecasting central stocks, determining purchasing requirements
  • Taking a lead role in central price negotiations and contracts
  • Maintaining existing supplier relations
  • Onboarding of new suppliers in both the domestic and international markets
  • Liaise with internal commercial managers about product trends and price forecasts
  • Working alongside salespeople to assist with the supply of current and new contracts.
  • Oversee non central purchasing and stock levels
  • Compiling and maintaining purchase records, supplier databases and procurement contracts
  • Attend meetings and trade conferences
  • Keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology that can impact on the business
  • Give presentations about market analysis and possible growth

All About You
You will have the passion, drive, and confidence to work within the business in a collaborative, creative way.

Essential Skills for the role:

  • A procurement or supply chain expert, ideally with Steel Industry expertise
  • Excellent negotiation,interpersonal and relationship management skills
  • Strong analytical ability
  • Ability to travel nationally and internationally
  • Commercially and financially astute
  • Resilient, selfmotivated, and able to work well under pressure.

Senior salary and benefits package which includes::

  • Company Car or Car Allowance
  • Bonus potential
  • 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
  • Life assurance
  • Barrett Steel pension
  • Healthcare
  • Career potential

How it feels to work for us

We provide a fantastic opportunity to work within a forward-thinking organisation that is respected as the UK's leading steel stockholder.

Our people are the driving force behind Barrett Steel, and we seek individuals who are passionate, hard-working, ambitiousand demonstrate a 'can-do' attitude to help us build and develop the business.

Barrett Steel encourages innovative thinking and has an open door for people to lead and influence change.
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