Procurement Officer - Manufacturing Business

Our client is an ambitious and growing international Manufacturing business-based South of Derby, a business that works with some of the globes largest specialist businesses in their field and has seen substantial growth over the last couple of years due to increased demand and diversity of their products and devices.

Due to this growth, they are looking to recruit an additional head to their procurement team and are looking for a career driven candidate who is looking to start and grow their career in procurement a full-time role paying up to £24,000. In this role you will be reporting to the Purchasing Co-ordinator, working in collaboration with cross-functional teams in complex and varied procurement projects.

Responsibilities of Procurement Officer

• Create and issue Purchase orders to external suppliers in-line with the production planning requirements
• Progress chase orders to ensure timely deliveries to avoid delay
• Negotiation of prices within the organisations supply chain
• Create and strengthening internal department relationships
• Resourcing of product, Innovation & selection of new suppliers
• The ability to prioritise workload whilst managing conflicting demands
• Perform detailed analysis on different solutions, scored on a comprehensive set of KPIs (service level, landed cost, working capital, industrial footprint)

Requirements of Procurement Officer

• Build excellent customer relations to ensure maximum efficiency
• Proven track record within purchasing or experience in a similar role preferable
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both face to face and via the telephone
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work within cross functional teams or projects
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, advanced Excel. Internal training of in-house MRP system will be provided
• Industry and product knowledge is an advantage

Should this role be of interest to you please do apply or send your CV