New Job Raw Materials Purchasing Manager - 5214SC Industry: Purchasing and Procurement Job Type: Permanent Location: Glossop, England Salary: £35000 per annum Our client require a Raw Materials Purchasing Officer to coordinate the effective and efficient purchasing activities. Key duties include: *Negotiating contracts and managing the procurement of raw materials and metal scrap * Working closely with the planning and operations teams to ensure that material availability is in line with production requirements and to minimize downtime * Ensuring that purchases are managed within the cash flow capability and target of the company * Producing data and reports to manage KPIs including supplier spend, on time delivery and pricing * Reporting inventory levels and delivery arrears on a weekly basis * Maintaining purchasing files for daily/weekly/monthly TOC meetings * Work with suppliers of goods and services to introduce Service Level Agreements and to monitor the performance of all suppliers * Liaising with other business functions to establish an agreed definition of the business needs * Working with the quality department on any raw material NCRs and ensure the Q-Pulse system is updated * Managing the placement of futures contracts on the LME and the reconciliation process * Maintaining and managing hedge effectiveness logs * Maintaining LME broker margin monitoring trackers * Managing relationships with LME brokers * Communicating and advising the sites on material pricing and the impact of external factors influencing pricing which may impact the business * Presenting and agreeing the purchasing strategy with the site Senior Management Team * The provision of market data * Management of the Purchasing Officer on day to day activities * Providing support to the commercial team with customer discussions/presentations/visits * Working to reduce the elemental cost of materials through scraps and use of alternative materials * Circulating and providing overviews of new legislation and requirements e.g. CCL, REACH For this role, we require a CIPS qualified purchasing professional with experience gained within metals or engineering sectors. Unfortunately due to the number of applications we receive, we are unable to provide individual feedback to all applicants. Please assume that if you do not hear from us within 72 hours that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. May we take this opportunity to thank you for expressing an interest in one of our roles and wish you the very best in your search for employment.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 11:00:40 +0000
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