Purchasing & Stores Manager

We are seeking a Purchasing & Stores Manager to work for a successful machinery manufacturing company in Barnsley.

The hours of work will be 07:30 -16:30 Monday - Thursday & 07:30 - 13:30 Friday (40 hours per week).

This position combines leadership of the Purchasing team with responsibility for the Stores and Internal Logistics function, ensuring a robust, efficient and world‑class supply chain.

Purchasing Management: You will lead the purchasing function, ensuring both the stability and development of our supplier base. Key responsibilities include:

• Develop, support and coach the purchasing team. Formally develop and define value added procedures and their adherence.

• Providing leadership on development of the current and new supplier bases and logistics using processes and proven techniques to achieve a world class supply.

• To ensure commercially secure efficient purchase, control and scheduling of material at the lowest overall cost, in line with the purchasing strategy.

Stores Management: You will oversee all aspects of internal logistics, materials management and stock control, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Key responsibilities include:

• Develop and align the stocking policies with the purchasing, scheduling and safety stock categories to ensure both achieve the same output of balanced stock to meet demand, enable flexibility within the supply chain to allow for seasonality in demand, providing quick responses to ramp up/ ramp down

• Develop, support and coach the stock control team to ensure ongoing management of direct materials, stock control, stock policies and investigations into discrepancies. Ensuring accurate perpetual inventory result and annual stock take accuracy.

• Develop continuous improvement opportunities to maximise information technology to automate transactional data, maximise the use of equipment and space through “fleet” planning to optimise value added output, support environmental legislation and standards

Essential Experience & Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a senior purchasing, commodity management or supply chain role.

• Strong background in purchasing steel, welded fabrications and machined components within an engineering or similar environment.

• Experience operating in a continuous single‑piece flow production setting.

• Strong understanding of MRP systems and Microsoft Office.

• Experience in stock control, internal logistics, and inventory management.

• Strong experience in contract negotiations, inventory reduction and contract negotiation.

• Ability to travel globally to support supplier management.

• Experience with lean manufacturing tools, supplier auditing (commercial/SQA/PPAP/QPAP), and contract negotiation.

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