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Purchasing Manager – Mallusk – Competitive Salary

Montracon is one of the leading trailer manufacturers serving the UK, Ireland and export markets and offers a high quality, diverse product portfolio.

We are now looking for a Purchasing Manager to join an established team in Mallusk.

Key Responsibilities of a Purchasing Manager:

• Report directly to the Factory Manager
• Sourcing materials from local and global suppliers
• Building strong relationships with new and existing suppliers, securing supply contracts to achieve best commercial terms and contracts
• Purchasing consumables, production parts, supplies, and equipment
• Expedite open orders from suppliers
• Develop strong working relationships with Engineering, Production, Planning, Sales & Finance departments
• Monitoring ongoing spend against annual budgets and reporting to management team
• Lead the purchasing team through prioritisation of tasks and planning orders of raw materials and parts to meet production schedule
• Train new team members on the expected standards and procedures in purchasing
• Overseeing order book and on-time delivery
• Managing inventory levels and stores
• Liaising with transport companies for global shipping
• Updating and maintaining purchasing scorecards and reports
• Review of invoices to ensure accuracy.

Ideal Candidate:

• A minimum of 3 years experience in a procurement/buying role within a fast paced, Fabrication/manufacturing environment
• Strong negotiation skills.
• High level of attention to detail and the ability to work to strict deadlines
• Must be highly proficient in all Microsoft Office packages
• Must have good knowledge of MRP systems
• Understand of LEAN and 5S would be an advantage

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: From £1.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension

Schedule:

• Day shift

Work Location: In person