Total 6 purchasing procurement inventory job vacancies in Purchasing / Procurement / Inventory category in Leicester, Leicestershire, LE1 6FB

Service Care Solutions are working alongside a local authority in Leicester for a Procurement Manager to join the team on a permanent basis. Please find a description of the role below

Job Title: Procurement Manager

Location: Leicester
Salary: £49,000 to £52,000
Contract Type: Permanent

You will develop and implement procurement strategies, manage high-value and complex contracts, and drive savings and service improvements. The role also involves leading a procurement team, ensuring compliance with public procurement law, and championing social value initiatives. Office attendance is required in Leicester one day a week.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement procurement strategies for goods, works, and services.
• Oversee the tendering, award, and management of contracts, ensuring compliance with UK public procurement law.
• Lead and develop a high-performing procurement team.
• Apply risk management techniques to mitigate procurement risks.
• Champion social value through procurement, focusing on local economic regeneration, employment, and sustainability.

Essential Requirements:

• Extensive experience in procurement, tendering, and contract management, including high-value and complex projects.
• Strong knowledge of UK public procurement law and contract law.
• Experience in developing procurement strategies and managing procurement teams.
• Ability to apply risk management in procurement processes.
• Experience in driving social value through procurement practices.

If you are interested in the role, or know anyone who may be, please contact Marc at Service Care Solutions on 01772 208969 or email marc.facer@servicecare.org.uk.

Service Care Solutions also offers a £250 referral bonus! So, if you know of anyone who would be perfect for this position and they are placed into work, you will receive £250 for the referral once their probationary period has been completed.

If you have any questions or queries, please don't not hesitate to ask.

Job brief: Position- Purchasing Consultant.

Our client, UMS International Ltd., based in Leicester,UK is an established
business in Leicester city and we constantly growing due to the growing
demand in the local area. UMS International, as a business, provide
services like sales of mobiles, electronic accessories, mobile gadgets
etc. Our business is expanding and hence we are in a need of a
Purchasing Consultant to support our growing team. The candidate will
have vast experience and knowledge about Purchasing in the mobile or
electronic industry, accompanied with purchase management experience. This will
assist us, to generate revenue for the growth of the business. This
involves creating strategies that will increase strong purchase of the business, increase customer database, and grow the business to make high level of
customer service.

Duties and Responsibilities
• Identify and manage relationships with reputable mobile phone and accessory manufacturers.
•Negotiate contracts to secure the best pricing and quality.
•Conduct market research to stay updated on trends and competitor offerings, maintaining a competitive edge.
•Manage inventory levels to optimize stock turnover and minimize overstock and stockouts.
•Ensure product quality by coordinating with the quality assurance team to resolve any issues.
•Oversee the entire order management process, from initiation to delivery, ensuring timely and pristine deliveries.
•Build and maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure a continuous and reliable supply chain.
•Monitor purchasing budgets and identify cost-saving opportunities.
•Collaborate with various teams to align purchasing strategies with business objectives.
•Provide input on platform enhancements to improve user experience and security.
•Stay informed about emerging technologies and best practices to recommend improvements in purchasing processes.
• Strong communication both verbal and written.

Qualifications- The ideal candidate will have a bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field, with proven experience in purchasing and procurement, particularly in the technology or electronics sector. Strong negotiation, market research, and inventory management skills, along with proficiency in procurement software and e-commerce platforms, are essential.

Sponsorship may be available for the deserving candidate also Overseas applicants are welcome to apply for the position.

Salary-: £ 35000 to £ 39000, depending on experience.

Location: Leicester, UK.

Your new company
You will be working for a successful manufacturing company who are product leaders in their sector.
The organisation are Leicestershire based and salary for this role is circa £50,000.

Your new role
In this new role as a Procurement Manager role you will be managing a small purchasing team and taking ownership of reviewing and improving processes, making a real difference to the way they procure goods and services.Key duties:

• Responsible for establishing procurement processes.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Negotiate and manage various supplier relationships, from short-term tactical to long-term strategic partnerships.
• Ensure all procurement activities are ethically sound, legally compliant and align with the Company's values.
• Drive continuous improvements, risk mitigation and innovation in supplier management practices.
• Take ownership for managing end-to-end procurement including tenders, negotiation, supplier relationships, contract management and spend data analysis.
• Deliver key measures, stock value, on-time deliveries and supplier performance.
• Build positive working positive working relationships across the business and key stakeholders.
• Undertake due diligence of suppliers, ensuring new suppliers are registered on the supplier database and vetted.
• Manage purchase records and supplier contracts.
• Establish quality control and ensure that stock meets Company standards.
• Work with the Finance team and end users to identify and make improvements in the purchase order and goods received processes.
• Investigate and resolve the expediting of parts for quality or delivery concerns.
• Review and analyse material consumption and forecasts to advise on inventory levels.
• Create and report on purchasing metrics.
• Maintain supplier relationships and evaluations, and resolve supplier grievances and/ or disputes.

What you'll need to succeed

• Previous experience of working in a Buyer's role, preferably within a manufacturing environment.
• Previous experience of negotiating with suppliers
• Sound knowledge of supply chain processes and procedures including manufacturing planning, demand, and replenishment processes.
• Proficient in computer skills, especially MS Office and Google applications.
• Ability to influence and negotiate.
• Exceptional leadership and interpersonal skills.
• Strong attention to detail.

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Carbon60 are looking for a Procurement Administrator to join a client of ours based in Leicester on a 12 week temp - perm contract.

Our client is a large engineering company with over 200 sites across the UK and Ireland. They specialise in many different engineering services ranging from providing engineering components to their clients through a logistics service to providing electrical and mechanical maintenance to rotating equipment's.

Duties include but not limited to:

• Accurate supporting documentation is maintained and communicated internally and externally
• Outstanding payments are controlled, and suppliers are paid in a timely manner
• Expedite outstanding payments with suppliers
• Processing cash purchases by either placing order online or sending order to supplier
• Achieve monthly/annual targets set for payment term improvements
• Maintaining pertinent accurate transnational records
• Dealing with incoming queries via centralised email or telephone, redirecting when required
• Team collaboration and contribution to problem solving, improvements and standardising processes
• Duty to take care of your own health and safety and that of others who may be affected by your actions at work. You must co-operate with employers and co-workers to encourage everyone to meet their legal requirements

Person specifications:

• Good IT Skills
• Previous experience dealing with invoicing
• Good administration skills.

This position offers Monday - Friday working hours: 08:30am - 5:30pm with an hours lunch break.

If you are interested in this position and would like to know more, please contact Shelby Agius at Carbon60 Fareham.

Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS The main working relationships for the post holder will be required to develop and maintain are: Lead the Clinical Procurement Group Represent Clinical Procurement at Infection Prevention meetings and EPRR Attend Green Groups and Clinical Management Groups Best Value Groups and Cost Improvement Programme meetings. Liaise with procurement category teams. Present to suppliers at Suppliers Briefing Sessions, e.g., Outlining broad client requirements prior to formal launch of defined projects. Persuade and influence end users, clinicians, and other members of staff of the benefits of participating in procurement exercises, and consequently, there is a need to have highly developed persuasion and influencing skills. Participate in staff training and training of end users in procurement process and demand management at Trust level. Represent the Trust at Regional and National procurement events such as Clinical Procurement Specialists Network and the Midlands Clinical Procurement & Sustainability Group (CPSG) Build a strong working relationship with NHS Supply Chain Develop collaborations with local Acute Providers To ensure key relationships with the wider Finance and Procurement department Materials Management, Support Buyers, and Accounts Payable. Working and advising Senior Category Managers to develop and deliver Category Strategies in areas of expertise. Develop a strong working relationship and collaborative approach with the Trusts Head of Sustainability to identify and lead on opportunities to support the delivery of the Trusts Green Plan for clinical products and consumables. Working with Clinicians and Managers to produce specification and evaluation criteria in relation to quality, sustainability, and cost. Liaise with all internal colleagues, as appropriate, to meet customer needs. KEY RESULT AREAS Leadership To provide strong visible leadership as part of the Procurement and Supplies Senior Management Team and have an overview of the resources, skills, and succession plans within the department as the lead manager for the Procurement Clinical Advisor Team. In conjunction with the Senior Team, lead the preparation of the strategic direction and plans. Ensure that all staff in the specific areas are clear about what is expected of them, (via the Appraisal and Performance Management processes), and are working together in successful teams to deliver high quality patient services and communicates regularly with peers and others and challenges inappropriate behaviour whilst demonstrating an inclusive and collaborative behaviour in day-to-day activity. Lead on the implementation of new Trust-wide policies and to co-ordinate the development of policy and service development within the scope of the role that may impact the whole organisation and as required to prepare and present papers at various levels within the Trust. Stakeholder Engagement As a key member of the Procurement and Supplies team to work close working with category leads, the supplies team and the wider Trust to ensure: A robust management and evaluation and assessment of clinical devices, consumables and services is in place whilst considering clinical need and preference and evidencing the benefits and value for money initiatives. Coordination and documentation of clinical trials and assessments. Product selection decisions provide evidenced outcomes. A clear management process between the team and clinicians Support to the Category Managers in the delivery of their category objectives and Procurement Category Strategies. The new product request process ensuring objective rationale is applied to clinical governance and value for money issues. To procure products that support the Trusts Green Plan Service Delivery & Development Responsible for the preparation of strategic development plans for the Service, which anticipate future needs, for approval by the Senior Team. To plan and implement a programme of continuous and evidence-based improvement in all aspects of performance to ensure the service is high quality, efficient, effective and patient-focused. To ensure the procurement clinical advisory team meet their Key Performance Indicators and provide a best in class service to the Trust. The post holder will be responsible for service redesign and service improvement within the Department. To be responsible for co-ordinating and driving various departmental, corporate, and cross-cutting programmes of work and projects as required. Performance Management As agreed with the Senior Team, to ensure that specific performance measures are met according to set objectives supported by a management regime to deliver continuous improvement. To track, monitor, report and drive the performance of the department against its key measures; within the team and reporting will be up to Board level as required. Governance To ensure that compliance, governance and risk management are seen to be everyones responsibility and adhered to. Have in place a robust clinical governance process for New Products into the Trust to ensure they are of the appropriate quality including the monitoring and reporting of non-compliance to the processes. Customer Service Ensure that customer service is delivered to a high standard and that the professional resources are managed effectively for the benefit of the patient. Education and Training To ensure as part of the Senior Management Team: The review of specific specialty areas of the workforce on an on-going basis to ensure it has the right numbers and the right level of knowledge, skill and expertise to deliver services in the most effective and efficient way. To lead, motivate and develop staff. That help is given to ensure that all staff in specific service areas of the Department are aware of the Trusts values and understand that they are expected to work to them. That all managers and team leaders within the Department have been trained in core HR policies such as Equality and Diversity, Discipline, Sickness Absence, Recruitment, Workforce Change, and are competent to deal with first line HR issues. That all staff in the Department are regularly appraised and have a Personal Development Plan which supports the Trusts excellence agenda. Help is provided to promote a culture within the service area where staff feel empowered and accountable for service improvement at local level. Ensure that all staff in the team receive appropriate training and ongoing development to enable them to fulfil their roles competently and safely. To ensure the establishment and maintenance of systems to monitor and ensure that all staff are attending mandatory training as appropriate. Ensure that training is accessible to all staff, recognising the diverse needs of the workforce. Promote learning opportunities in a wide range of formats to improve matrix and flexible working whilst promoting a culture of learning.

DC Personnel have a new and exciting permanent opportunity to work with our well established client in Leicester as their new Procurement Engineer

Salary : £36-£38k (DOE)
Hours : Monday to Thursday 8.15-5pm, Fridays 8.15 -1pm

Benefits :

25 days holiday plus bank holidays, competitive pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, Health cash plan & life insurance

Responsibilities:

Improve supplier retention
Selecting and monitoring supplier performance whilst developing a good working relationship
Introducing new products into the supply chain
Ensuring compliance of all products fall within guidelines and adhere to company procedures
Working with the engineering team to report back on anything shortfalls to suppliers and ensure expectations are met
Provide detailed and accurate documentation of all inspection results on products sourced
Negotiate contracts and terms of agreement with suppliers
Collaborate with internal teams to determine procurement needs
Resolve any issues or discrepancies with suppliers regarding quality, quantity, or delivery
Maintain accurate records of purchases, pricing, and supplier information
Stay updated on market trends and new products in the industry

Experience required:

Qualifications in supply chain management, business administration, or similar is preferred
CIPS qualification is desirable
Understanding of the electrical and mechanical manufacturing processes with the ability to read technical drawings
Strong knowledge of Advanced Quality Planning (APQP), Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA)
Proven experience in a procurement role
Strong knowledge of supply chain management principles and practices
Excellent negotiation skills
Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively in a team environment

Join our team of talented professionals and apply today.

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