Purchaser

Job Title: Purchaser

Department/Function: Operations

Location: Head Office

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Hours: Mon-Thurs 8am to 5pm, Fri 8am to 1pm

Salary Range: £33K to £36K

About the Role

We are recruiting for a Purchaser to join our Operations Team. The role of Purchaser is a key role in ensuring that purchased material is ordered and delivered on time so that we can manufacture our products to schedule. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining and reviewing supplier relationships, conducting day to day planning activities through our ERP system and raising and processing purchase orders. The successful candidate will be trained by our current purchaser who is being promoted and will line manage the purchaser role.

Key Responsibilities

Maintain and review key supplier relationships (including on time delivery and pricing reviews).

Conducting planning activities in our ERP system to identify and raise purchase orders for material required.

Ensure re-order levels are routinely reviewed to ensure we hold sufficient stock levels and new stock is delivered by its required date.

Process purchase requests from colleagues, finding suitable product solutions and raising purchase orders.

Liaise with our Stock Control Manager and goods in to ensure smooth internal delivery and timely booking in of deliveries.

Success Outcomes

• First 30 Days:

Processing purchase requests and raising Pos.

Communicating with key suppliers to obtain lead times, get quotes and place orders.

Started to use MRP and planning dashboards to forecast material requirements and place orders.

Understand blanket agreements.

A good level of accuracy and will have adopted approximately 50% of day to day purchasing.

• First 90 Days:

All of the above plus:

Fully use MRP and planning dashboards to forecast material requirements and place orders.

Have created and placed blanket agreements.

Setting up new suppliers on our ERP system.

Creating new material or part purchasing codes in our ERP system.

A high level of accuracy and will have adopted 100% of day to day purchasing.

• 12 Months:

All of the above plus:

A good understanding of the business, it’s products, procedures and purchasing requirements.

Have supported in projects to improve departmental efficiency and develop supplier relations.

Skills

Required

Be able to use a digital ERP system (full training provided)

Strong written and verbal communication

Foundational understanding of MRP (Material requirements planning) and common purchasing terminology

Understanding of calculating re-order levels and safety stock

Desired

Purchasing knowledge applicable to the manufacturing sector; including basic knowledge of metals and manufacturing terminology.

Advanced understanding of MRP and common purchasing terminology.

Experience

Have at least two years’ experience of purchasing or have studied a post graduate qualification in purchasing and logistics is essential.

Experience in manufacturing is desirable.

Traits & Behaviours

Ability to work at pace

High attention to detail

Good ability to problem solve

Proactive

Good commercial sense

Clear communicator

Disqualifying Behaviours

Inability to problem solve

Poor accuracy

Poor communication

Slow pace of work

About the Company

Founded in 1929 and based in Birmingham, Armac Martin is now an award-winning, fourth-generation family business and a leading name in the luxury interiors industry.

We have a passion for exceptional design; celebrating true craftsmanship and the use of the finest materials to form made‑to‑last brass hardware and accessories. 

Our reputation is built on both heritage and craftsmanship, and our luxury hardware is favoured by architects, designers, property developers and homeowners the world over.

Our foundational mission “to be a great brand, that nurtures great people to produce great products” puts people at the centre of everything we do. We apply a culture first approach to building our team by ensuring we find people with values that align with our own, our core values are:

• To be Inclusive and Caring
• To Demonstrate Honesty and Integrity
• To hold ourselves Accountable
• To have a Can Do and ForwardLooking attitude.
• To foster Innovation
• To have a Dedication to Excellence

Benefits

Company pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discount

Free on-site parking

Free tea, coffee and fruit

Regular work socials

Regular opportunities to help support our chosen charity (during paid working hours)

25 days holiday plus bank holidays (additional service day for every 5 years worked)

Annual bonus

Christmas bonus

Ongoing investment in training