- Developing and implementing purchasing strategies.
- Managing supplier relations and negotiating contracts, prices, timelines, etc.
- Maintaining the supplier database, purchase records, and related documentation.
- Coordinating with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.
- Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.
- Preparing cost estimates and managing budgets.
- Look to reduce purchase cost of all procurement.
- Working to improve purchasing systems and processes.
- Training new employees in the purchasing process and how to use the purchasing system.
- Procuring and hiring vehicles where and when required.
- Making sure vehicles are properly maintained.
- Arranging repairs and routine maintenance
- Ensuring that all drivers and operators have the correct, up to date qualifications
- Reducing the risk of vehicle overloading
- Reducing cost of purchasing across all businesses
- Look to source new suppliers local and national
- Add new products to job watch
- Update product codes where required
- Raise Po’s for specialist products
- Manage Ordering management of regional stock
- Responsible Stock management on vans
- Responsibility of managers to undertake van inspections nationally
- Bulk distribution of stock ordering
- Asset management of meters/ ladders etc, including allocation to engineers and vans.
- Management of Stock and stores staff.
Purchasing & Transport Manager Requirements:
- Degree in business administration or a related field.
- Experience as a purchasing manager or in a similar position.
- Deep knowledge of inventory and supply chain management.
- Supervisory and management experience.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and purchasing software.
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong critical thinking and negotiation skills.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
- Ability to work independently.
