Purchase Manager

About the role
Your role will involve sourcing and evaluating suppliers, contract drafting, negotiation and managing suppliers through the whole procurement process. You'll also deal with any sustainability, risk management and ethical issues.
Your work will help a business or organisation save money, minimise waste and increase profits.

Responsibilities
As a procurement manager, you'll need to:
forecast levels of demand for services and products
conduct research to source the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality
run tenders, evaluate bids and make recommendations, based on commercial and technical factors
negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided
keep contract files and use them as reference for the future
build and maintain good relationships with new and existing suppliers
manage and motivate a team of procurement staff
liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, internal teams such as supply chain, planning, marketing, IT and sales, and customers
develop strategies to make sure that cost savings and supplier performance targets are met - or exceeded
ensure all procurement processes are followed and accurately recorded
undertake value for money reviews of existing contracts and arrangements
ensure the security and sustainability of sources of essential products and services
forecast price trends and their impact on future activities
give presentations about market analysis and possible growth
develop and implement a procurement strategy
analyse data and produce reports and statistics on spending and saving
ensure suppliers are aware of business objectives
attend meetings and trade conferences
keep up to date with trends and innovations, regulation and new technology that can impact on the business train junior members of staff.