Procurement Manager
- Employer
- Independent Forgings & Alloys
- Location
- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
- Salary
- Competitive Salary + Benefits
- Closing date
- 3 Jan 2025
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- Specialist Area
- Procurement, Supply chain, Category management
- Job Level
- Manager
- Sector
- Engineering / Manufacturing, Manufacturing, Private sector
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- CIPS Membership
- CIPS member, Non CIPS member
Job Details
Permanent, Hillsborough/Sheffield
Can you assist us in setting up a centralised procurement process in our growing business?
Independent Forgings is a growing business and as such we need a Procurement Manager. You will work alongside the management team, setting up and improving our procurement process. You will be expected to make a significant contribution to the management team and so to our overall success.
Whilst one day will never be the same as the next, a typical day might look like this;
- Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers, making sure they deliver on factors such as quality, cost, delivery and are financially stable.
- Keeping in contact with our key suppliers to build relationships, foster collaboration and address any issues promptly.
- Collaborating with other departments to reduce waste, identify and eliminate bottlenecks
What do you need to succeed at IFA?
- You will have a proven track record in delivering a high quality procurement service.
- You will be used to communicating at all levels of the business and building relationships
- You are likely to have some experience in a production type environment
- You will have great organisational, numeracy and IT skills
- You are likely to be qualified to at least HND or similar Level 4 Qualifications
What we offer?
- A permanent role with a local company for a competitive salary
- Gym membership through Wellhub
- High Street shopping discount scheme
- 33 days of holiday including bank holidays
- 5% company pension contribution
- Westfield Health Cash Plan including cover for your children
Company
Unrivalled forging capabilities.
Through our extensive forging capabilities and processes, we offer a fully integrated metals service centre: from ingot/billet and forging through to fully tested and released machined products. With the acquisition in November 2019 of Doncasters Precision Forge, we are proud to be able to say that we’re the only forge with open-die ring rolling, press forging, hammer forging and rotary forging, and now closed-die forging, drop stamps and extrusions located on a single site.
Our expertise lies in alloy supply and sourcing, high integrity open and closed die precision forge production, heat treatment, critical inspections, metallographic examinations and mechanical testing and machining to customer requirements. We have an extensive knowledge of industry and customer specific manufacturing specifications, accumulated through years of practical experience. We have on-site technical resource of metallurgists and production engineers to guide and assist customers with their forging requirements.
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