Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager

Job Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to oversee and optimise our clients procurement processes and supply chain operations. They are a leading player in the Medical Devices space.

• Salary £55,000 to £65,000 plus bonus
• Holidays 25 days plus bank holidays
• Private Healthcare
• Location - North London
• The hours 8.30am to 5pm, or 8am to 4.30pm.Monday to Friday.

Key Responsibilities

Purchasing & procurement

• Manage raw-material and indirect purchasing in line with the company purchasing strategy and directive; approve and maintain purchase orders.
• Build and stress-test demand forecasts (minimum 12-month horizon, with ~6 months of orders confirmed), modelling adverse-event scenarios.
• Own supplier and vendor selection, approval and relationship management; chair bi-weekly supplier meetings and maintain minutes.
• Continuously source new suppliers (direct and indirect) that add commercial or resilience value.
• Monitor market trends, pricing and supply risk; act on emerging threats to cost or continuity.

Supply chain, planning & inventory

• Maintain the production planning schedule and keep it aligned to the live forecast.
• Monitor stock to keep levels optimal; drive OTIF as high as possible and resolve constraints
• Forecast demand incorporating Marketing and International activity so coverage is assured.
• Oversee customer spend patterns and escalates anomalies to the customer or Senior Management.

Team leadership

• Lead and develop a small team in their daily duties; manage escalations and customer problem-solving.
• Ensure timely product release so stock can be sold; maintain a constructive working environment.

Desirable experience

• CIPS membership (working toward or holding MCIPS).
• Experience in a regulated environment — medical devices, pharma or similar

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