Purchasing & Scheduling Manager

Manufacturing Ambitious Growth Plans Hands-on Leadership Opportunity
Birmingham
c. 50,000 + bonus

Are you a supply chain professional who thrives on balancing strategic purchasing with hands-on factory planning? Do you enjoy building strong supplier partnerships while ensuring production runs smoothly and efficiently?

We're looking for a Purchasing & Scheduling Manager to lead the end-to-end purchasing strategy and production planning activities for a well-established international manufacturing business.

Reporting to the Commercial Manager and working closely with the European HQ, Finance, Manufacturing, Sub-Contractors and Warehouse teams, you will ensure materials are sourced competitively, delivered on time and available to support uninterrupted production and customer fulfilment.

This is a highly visible, hands-on leadership role where your ability to balance factory scheduling with the right safety stock levels will keep the operation agile, efficient and ready to meet customer demand.

The role:

As Purchasing & Scheduling Manager you will:

• Build and manage supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, pricing and service levels
• Drive cost optimisation while maintaining quality and delivery performance
• Own the factory production plan, ensuring efficient utilisation of labour, machines and materials
• Work closely with planning and warehouse teams to maintain accurate inventory and optimal safety stock levels
• Coordinate with subcontractors to manage capacity, lead times and quality standards
• Deliver improvements in lead times, on-time delivery and manufacturing flow
• Provide regular reporting on purchasing performance, supplier metrics, inventory and production scheduling

The person:

• Proven experience in Purchasing, Planning or Supply Chain within a manufacturing environment
• Strong understanding of production planning, inventory control and supply chain operations
• Proven supplier negotiation and relationship management skills
• Experience using ERP systems (SAP, Cyberplan or similar)
• Analytical, data-driven and comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced environment

To apply:

This is a fantastic opportunity to take ownership of both procurement strategy and factory planning. As Purchasing & Scheduling Manager you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the business remains agile, efficient and customer-focused while working within a globally connected manufacturing group.To apply, please submit a copy of your CV quoting reference 10367.