Alexander Steele Recruitment has partnered with a leading Food business that is on the lookout for a Purchasing Manager to take responsibility for the purchasing of all locally managed raw and packaging materials for their site.

Key responsibilities:

• Manage a raw material and packaging spend, ensuring that all business requirements with respect to assurance of Supply, Quality, Service, and Innovation are fulfilled.
• Identify and implement cost saving initiatives.
• Drive effective supplier and contract negotiations
• Implement action plans with suppliers to improve performance that meet or exceed contractual performance criteria
• Liaise cross-functionally with supply chain teams and other site managers, to discuss relevant purchasing issues for all direct expenditure, acting as a liaison between the business and the purchasing department.
• First point of contact for the business to resolve any delivery, quality, or service issues for raw materials.
• Streamline and improve operational purchasing processes.

Candidate requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Procurement, Business Management, Supply Chain or equivalent.
• A MCIPS, C.P.M. or equivalent professional qualification will be preferred
• At least 4 to 6 years procurement/purchasing experience in a Food or Drinks manufacturing/processing environment.
• Effective contract and supplier management skills

Salary will be circa £45K to £50K + Benefits

The role will be based on site in the Aberdeenshire area