Location: Poole Salary: £45k-£60k DOE Hours: 37.5 hours Mon-Fri office based Benefits: 25 days hols, Pension, free parking Aspire Jobs are working with an established business in the Poole area who are now looking for an experienced Head of Purchasing to join their team. The role will see you working as part of the buying team and ideally you will have experience of purchasing large quantities within a manufacturing, industrial or high-volume company. You will be part of the Management team and will be expected to report and participate in regular management meetings as well as managing a small team. As the successful Head of Procurement you will: Have previous buying or purchasing experience within manufacturing or high volume distribution Have staff management experience Be proactive and hands on in your approach Be used to working to time critical deadlines Be computer literate with the ability to forecast and material plan Experience of ERP/MRP systems Have strong attention to detail Possess Advanced Excel and database skills Responsibilities Report on planning, estimating, expediting and forecasting Be able to look and spot trends within the business Source new suppliers Negotiate prices and delivery schedules Work closely with internal colleagues to ensure on time delivery of products Understand each supplier s capability and capacities ..... full job details .....