Purchasing Warehouse Materials Manager / Supply Chain Manager

Main purposes of the job.

·To have overall responsibility for Purchasing and Warehouse functions.

·Key procurement contact to ensure supply chain meets all current and future business needs. 

·Supervision of Purchasing and ensuring adherence to procedures and policy.

·Supervision of the Warehouse and ensuring adherence to procedures and policy.

·The role will require working Monday to Friday during normal ‘office-type’ hours

Main Duties

Supervisor Role-specific objectives

Performance

·Ensuring the Purchasing Warehouse Materials Manager timely purchase and supply of components into Photek, driven by demand from the production site and the Material requirements plan (MRP).

·Building successful supplier relationships to maintain and drive the commercial success of Photek. 

·Perform to the production plan - planned and timely receipt of components from suppliers, processed and transferred to available goods to meet on-time & in-full delivery for customers.

·Working with all areas of the business including production manager, production scheduler and the senior leadership team to build a best-in-class procurement approach that continually improves supply chain quality & reliability whilst reducing delivery lead times.

·Research potential vendors and negotiate prices

·Identify supply needs (requirement for production)

·Record and assess materials quality, movement, and expenditure

·Distribute supplies to production in accordance with production schedule

·Monitor inventory levels and access to materials.

·Recommend, maintain and monitor Minimal stock levels to support the production of product.

·Ensure timely availability of critical parts requirements

·Track supplier performance (receipts to promise, variations from specification etc.)

·Ensure accurate and timely completion of any WIP / Inventory audits.

·Lead and be part of any projects or initiatives to improve business position, ie; inventory reduction plans, Lean deployment, best practice creation, etc.

· Purchasing Warehouse Materials Manager maintain detailed records of any KPI`s as required to supervise the areas, as well as any relevant additional information, and various metrics such as supplier quality, inventory levels, etc.

·Develop & Implement key initiatives to sustain departmental activities at forefront of LEAN production practices, including - but not limited to: 5S / Continuous Improvement of processes and procedures / Weekly in-department target meetings to track departmental progress toward goals agreed with Operations manager, and also inform staff of business developments

·Attend daily Production “stand-up” meeting of production cell leaders to communicate issues with production colleagues and gain understanding of continual requirements of other cells within the wider production process 

·Ensure resources are available (labour, equipment etc.,) and adequate to balance the departmental performance.

·Take appropriate and effective action to address and resolve any problems or delays in the departments. 

· Purchasing Warehouse Materials Manager when required, to be hands on and support the team and departments in processing / delivering product.

·When required, to perform other duties as deemed necessary to support the success of the business.

Skills and Education (preferred but not essential)

·High level of organisation the ability to adapt plans to the changing manufacturing environment.

·Good attention to detail to accurately follow work instructions and documented procedures.

·Good understanding of MRP / ERP systems.

·Good level of computer literacy (to include use of programs i.e.; Office 365)

·Good level of education or relevant experience.

·Good understanding of the English language both written and verbal.