Junior Purchasing Manager - Equipment & Decor Buckinghamshire

Junior Purchasing Manager - Equipment & Decor

Location: High Wycombe

The company:

A purchasing company based in High Wycombe is now looking for a junior purchasing manager to join the warm and friendly commercial department ASAP. Working with the worlds largest sandwich franchise they are keen to welcome someone to the team.

Accountable for:

• Ensuring compliance to the purchasing process on products, pricing and contract management
• Ensuring benefit tracking and cost tracking data is always updated and accurate
• Obtaining information from Franchisees and suppliers as required
• Supporting the creation and delivery of category plans for nominated Equipment and Décor items
• Managing the cost of nominated categories required to build a restaurant
• Managing and reporting on the performance of nominated Equipment and Décor suppliers

Performance Measures:

• Contribution to benefit tracker (savings)
• Completing accurate research and analysis to support purchasing decisions and the development of category plans
• Ensuring new or changed products are delivered into the supply chain in a timely manner
• Ensuring pricing and product data is accurate at all times and all changes are made in a timely manner
• Relevant equipment team and personal targets as decided annually

Principal responsibilities:

• Work with nominated equipment & decor suppliers and team members to manage performance and reduce total cost of ownership, maintaining a focus on delivering cost savings and contributing to the benefit tracker
• Collate and analyse data to aid strategy formulation and decision-making, to support the development of long-term category strategies, and to prioritise project delivery
• Deliver timely and accurate communications, product change overs, product information set-up requests
• Support the delivery of projects using the internal Category Management and Project Management processes and tools to secure stakeholder buy-in, define the critical path, provide clear feedback and progress reports Upon successful completion of an induction period candidate will also be responsible for managing a defined category or categories in line with category management principles
• According to the category plans, deliver value to Franchise Owners using appropriate methodologies such as strategic sourcing, benchmarking, value engineering, creating long term partnerships, etc.
• Build a good understanding of cost structures, supply/value chains, and total cost of ownership of nominated categories and products
• Support the establishment of contracts with suppliers ensuring clarity and visibility of commercial terms agreed through the appropriate documentation
• Support the setting of clear KPI's and targets with nominated approved suppliers, and support regular reviews which focus on continuous improvement
• Address and resolve any ongoing performance issues with nominated Equipment & Decor suppliers
• Support Operations and Equipment Development with product evaluation, field testing and implementation where applicable

Qualifications, skills and knowledge:

• Strong commercial, negotiation and numerical aptitude
• Purchasing experience - with direct supplier/category responsibility
• Experience of international and cross-cultural working is an advantage
• Strong organisational and time management skills
• Able to prioritise effectively and meet demanding deadlines
• Proven track-record of working cross-functionally to deliver improvement projects on time