Overview

An exciting opportunity has opened for a Purchasing Controller to join a well-established, manufacturer based in Newport, South Wales.

You can expect to achieve a salary of up to £31,000 working Monday-Friday 08:00-16:45 with an early finish of 12:00 every Friday.

The Role

Reporting into the Group Purchasing Manager, The Purchasing Controller will be directly involved in the sourcing and purchasing of products and services to achieve a £250,000 cost saving.

Duties will include:

• You will be involved in sourcing suppliers, contract drafting, negotiation and managing suppliers through the whole procurement process.
• Administration of all purchasing areas within SAP
• Creation of purchase orders and schedules within SAP
• Forecast levels of demand for services and products
• Conduct research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality
• Run tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors
• Negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided
• Keep contract files and use them as reference for the future
• Build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers
• Excellent communication skills, with ability to interact unsupervised with clients, suppliers & internal stakeholders
• Develop strategies to make sure that cost savings and supplier performance targets are met - or exceeded
• Undertake value for money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements
• Ensure the security and sustainability of sources of essential products and services
• Forecast price trends and their impact on future activities
• Provide presentations about market analysis and possible growth
• Develop and implement a procurement strategy
• Analyse data and produce reports and statistics on spending and saving
• Ensure suppliers are aware of business objectives
• Attend meetings and trade conferences
• Keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology that can impact on the business

The Person

• Either a Purchasing or supply chain procurement
• Proven experience at senior level, preferably in the automotive environment.
• Computer literate with good ability in Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint
• Good understanding SAP
• Excellent communication skills at all levels including presentation skills, active listening etc
• Be dedicated and self-directed
• Ability to teach and influence others
• Possess a positive customer service attitude
• Ability to interpret and understand complicated legislation and processes

JK Recruitment

Please be aware that we receive a high volume of interest for each of our roles and we cannot guarantee we will be in touch if you are not shortlisted for the position. At JK Recruitment we aim to provide the best possible opportunity to take your career forward, we will be in touch within the next seven days if your application is successful. Please continue to visit www.jkrecruit.co.uk to keep up to date with further vacancies.

We regret that this client is not prepared to sponsor work permit or work permit transfer applications. Candidates must be able to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.