Orion are proud to be working closely with an engineering manufacture who design and manufacture cutting-edge instrumentation supporting a wide range of industries, looking to embed a competent Supply Chain Manager to oversee and support the purchasing functions throughout the business.

Renumeration and benefits awarded to the Supply Chain Manager:

• £50k - £60k
• Free Dental Cover
• Free Medical Cover
• Offers Hybrid working (Monday, Wednesday & Fridays)
• Flexible working hours
• 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Responsibilities for the Supply Chain Manager will be:

• Lead small team of buyers and procurement projects.
• Daily management of a small team of buyers
• Supplier selection proposals and approval to include fact finding, audits, negotiation etc.
• To support expediting delivery if necessary
• To generate supplier confidentiality and service level agreements where required, necessary filing onto company server
• To generate RFQ (Request For Quotation) packs for new supplier, to include drawings, usage and target pricing
• Validate and compare incoming quotes to identify potential suppliers
• Prepare supporting information for cost negotiation with suppliers, including usage information, competitive quotations and comparisons, engineering data/drawings, annual spend with supplier
• Supplier visits as and when necessary
• Daily reports complete by purchasing team
• Effective management of procurement projects
• Introduce and set up good quality suppliers with all relevant agreements in place

Skills and experience needed for the appointed Supply Chain Manager are:

• Assertiveness but approachable
• Minimum 5 years in a similar role
• Excellent written and spoken English
• Good organisation and administration skills with attention to detail
• Computer literate in MS Office especially Excel & Word
• Good working knowledge of MRP
• Experience with Electro/Mechanical procurement in a manufacturing environment is a must.
• Driving licence and willing to travel between sites
• Ability to read engineering drawings

To find out more on how you could be the successful Supply Chain Manager in this growing organisation APPLY NOW!