Procurement and Supply Chain

Category Manager

A leading supplier of procurement solutions to a variety of sectors including, but not limited to, the health sector (care homes, NHS etc.), education and hospitality is looking for a Category Manager to join their team based in East Manchester (hybrid working agreement). The business is proud of delivering efficiency, quality and value to their customers. The Role As one of their Category Managers, you'll be responsible for implementing the procurement strategies set by the Head of Procurement and other Directors withinthe organisation whilst managing the supply base and negotiating competitive pricing within your primary categories, which would be Dried and Frozen. You'll To succeed in the role of Category Manager, you'll need experience of a similar purchasing role with significant experience of the food industry / market. Any experience of working with companies such as Brakes and Bidfood would certainly hold you in good stead. The Package As their Category Manager, you'll receive a very competitive salary (please get in touch for details on this) plus good pension, 23 days holiday + BH (rising by 1 day every 2 years) and annual salary review. How to apply… If you're interested in being considered for this role please email me your up to date CV via the "apply now" button.

Procurement and Supply Chain

Purchasing Manager

A leading supplier of procurement solutions to a variety of sectors including, but not limited to, the health sector (care homes, NHS etc.), education and hospitality is looking for a Head of Procurement to join their team based in East Manchester (hybrid working agreement). The business is proud of delivering efficiency, quality and value to their customers. The Role As their Head of Procurement, you'll lead a team of 6 and be responsible for strategically aligning the purchasing function to the business objectives whilst leveraging opportunities to bring significant commercial advantage to the organisation. You'll manage the supply base, negotiate competitive pricing, monitor KPIs and ensure adherence to contractual terms. This is a hands-on role and will involve growing and mentoring the purchasing team, as well as working in partnership with client stakeholders. You'll To succeed in the role of Head of Procurement, you'll need a strong purchasing / procurement background - it is essential that much of your experience will have been gained within the food industry / market. Strong negotiation skills and being data driven are also essential. The role is both managing upwards and downwards so you'll be as happy wearing a strategic hat as wearing your "doer" hat. The Package As their Head of Procurement, you'll receive a very competitive salary (please get in touch for details on this) plus good pension, 23 days holiday + BH (rising by 1 day every 2 years), annual salary review and family health insurance. How to apply… If you're interested in being considered for this role please email me your up to date CV via the "apply now" button.

Procurement and Supply Chain

Head of Procurement

A leading supplier of procurement solutions to a variety of sectors including, but not limited to, the health sector (care homes, NHS etc.), education and hospitality is looking for a Head of Procurement to join their team based in East Manchester (hybrid working agreement). The business is proud of delivering efficiency, quality and value to their customers. The Role As their Head of Procurement, you'll lead a team of 6 and be responsible for strategically aligning the purchasing function to the business objectives whilst leveraging opportunities to bring significant commercial advantage to the organisation. You'll manage the supply base, negotiate competitive pricing, monitor KPIs and ensure adherence to contractual terms. This is a hands-on role and will involve growing and mentoring the purchasing team, as well as working in partnership with client stakeholders. You'll To succeed in the role of Head of Procurement, you'll need a strong purchasing / procurement background - it is essential that much of your experience will have been gained within the food industry / market. Strong negotiation skills and being data driven are also essential. The role is both managing upwards and downwards so you'll be as happy wearing a strategic hat as wearing your "doer" hat. The Package As their Head of Procurement, you'll receive a very competitive salary (please get in touch for details on this) plus good pension, 23 days holiday + BH (rising by 1 day every 2 years), annual salary review and family health insurance. How to apply… If you're interested in being considered for this role please email me your up to date CV via the "apply now" button.

Defence & Aerospace

Recruitment Specialist

Recruitment Specialist Preston Based £21.40 an hour Umbrella Inside IR35 12 Month Contract initially. This is a great opportunity to work within one of the UK's leading Defence organisations based In Preston. Knowledge, Skills and Qualifications Recruitment processes Extensive recruitment experience and using Applicant Tracking System platforms Ability to understand and champions the importance of data integrity, timely and accurate reporting and uses this information to run efficient processes Experience of recruiting volume campaigns as well as unique roles and the variances in between Ability to define service offerings that deliver value to the customer Experience of delivering to and working with service level agreements and service definitions. Ability to resolve multiple highly complex operational issues Confidence and ability to challenge and influence at all levels internally and externally Skills: Ability to build trust & Key relationships with internal and external stakeholders Excellent IT skills, in particular MS Word and MS Excel Committed to learning and continuous improvement Ability to work at a fast pace, sometimes working under pressure to challenging deadlines whilst maintaining the highest standards of accuracy Excellent interpersonal, teamwork and communications skills Self motivated, enthusiastic team player with a positive 'can do' attitude Ability to prioritise and organise own workload and the workload of team members Excellent presentation, communication, engagement and influencing skills * Operational delivery and customer service excellence mindset For more information please contact Lauren Morley at JAM Recruitment or click apply.