Procurement Officer

Purchasing Officer

Bootle, Merseyside

Monday to Friday

28,000 to 30,000 DOE

Pension, Healthcare, Life Assurance, Holidays & Development Opportunities

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Purchasing Officer to join a well-established manufacturer. Working within a busy supply chain function, you will be responsible for purchasing raw materials and finished goods, managing supplier relationships, and ensuring stock availability to support production requirements.

Role Description

• Manage purchasing activities to support manufacturing operations
• Analyse MRP demand and raise purchase orders
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships
• Negotiate pricing, lead times and service agreements
• Monitor supplier performance and resolve supply issues
• Maintain accurate purchasing, stock and supplier records
• Manage imports and coordinate delivery schedules
• Support inventory control and stock accuracy initiatives
• Drive continuous improvement within purchasing processes
• Ensure compliance with company quality and H&S standards

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience in a Purchasing, Procurement or Supply Chain role
• Background within manufacturing or production environments
• Experience using MRP/ERP systems
• Strong supplier management and negotiation skills
• Good understanding of inventory and stock control processes
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Proficient with Microsoft Office, particularly Excel

Company Information

Our client is a successful and growing manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality and innovation. They offer a stable working environment, ongoing development opportunities and the chance to play a key role within a collaborative supply chain team. If you feel this is of interest, please click the link to apply. Code: INDEMN

If you are interested in this position please click ‘apply’.

Hunter Selection Limited is a recruitment consultancy with offices UK wide, specialising in permanent & contract roles within Engineering & Manufacturing, IT & Digital, Science & Technology and Service & Sales sectors.

Please note as we receive a high level of applications we can only respond to applicants whose skills & qualifications are suitable for this position. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.