Job Title: Assistant Purchasing Manager

Salary: £Excellent

Benefits: To be discussed at interview

Job Type: Permanent

Location: Banbury

Job Start date: ASAP

We're supporting our client, a leading global manufacturer based in Banbury, who are looking for an Assistant Purchasing Manager to join their growing team. The successful Assistant Purchasing Manager will have experience in an engineering or manufacturing purchasing environment, and understanding of cost tracking and quotation analysis.

Position Overview: As an Assistant Purchasing Manager, you'll be there to fully support the Purchasing Manager and Division in its purchasing activities, meeting company goals for cost, quality, innovation and delivery. Your primary focus will be on the management of supply base and cost/savings for given commodities, health and safety and the environment, and deputising for the purchasing manager whenever required.

Responsibilities for Assistant Purchasing Manager:

* Assist Purchasing Manager to guide Purchasing Team and meet company / project objectives

* Take a leading role in New Model Project Mgt (NPI), costs, timing.

* Undertake supplier selection to meet business and project requirements as requested.

* Identify business goals for cost improvement and continually strive to achieve or better that goal in a sustainable and measurable fashion.

* Manage selected customer nominated suppliers.

* Set and communicate supplier performance targets and significant characteristics.

* Establish production supply agreements to be best in class in commercial terms.

* Host regular NPI review summaries with PUR team, become link to other depts

* Develop ideas for the improvement in the effectiveness of the PUR Team (strategy)

* Guide / mentor other PUR members as required, assist in strategy creation

* Develop and maintain commodity strategies for given commodities relevant to business goals.

* Fully support the engineering change management of supplied components and materials.

* Actively participate in continuous improvement processes - supplier quality, cost, innovation, delivery and management.

* Where necessary take on the closure of quality issues with suppliers, supporting the relevant quality engineer.

* Maintenance of Purchasing database, suppliers, spends and budgeting.

* Take a leading role in coordinating the activities of stakeholders to meet business improvement objectives.

* Take a leading role in the management and development of SAP.

About You:

* CIPS membership or the appropriate business qualification. (desirable)

* At least 5 years in engineering / manufacturing purchasing environment, with experience and understanding of APQP, PPAP, TS-16949, cost tracking and quotation analysis.

* Cost improvement techniques and achievement.

* Positive contributor to new product launches.

* Computer literate. In particular Excel.

* Negotiation skills.

* Highly numerate.

* Full UK driving license and passport plus flexibility to travel when required

Job Application:

If you would like to be considered for the role of Assistant Purchasing Manager, please apply with your full CV - or call us now. Whilst this position may not be of interest to you or suit your skills and experience, please don't hesitate to get in contact with a member of the team at Willcox Matthews to understand how we can support you.

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