The Company

Imerys is a world leader in creating specialty solutions that improve everyday life through minerals. Our success is built on our people, and creating an environment where our 17,800 employees around the globe can thrive.

We passionately believe that our teams are at their best when they have the opportunity to learn, collaborate and find new ways to solve our customers’ challenges, no matter what part of the business they are in.
We can offer you a variety of work and real opportunities to make an impact and be part of our evolution.

If you want to grow your skills and develop your career, find out more at www.imerys.com

The Position

Plant Purchasing Manager - West Thurrock

Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY/PURPOSE

The Plant Purchasing Manager will ensure the operational continuity of his/her perimeter. The incumbent must be based in West Thurrock, UK site. He/she will report directly to the North Europe Purchasing Manager.

Playing an active role in continuous improvement of processes and strategy.

• Be the single point of contact to the plant managers of the designated sites.
• Gathering the local purchasing requirements: anticipate, collect and optimize the sites requirements in terms of quantity and specifications.
• Ensure internal customer satisfaction with the performance of the purchasing team
• Entry point for all purchase requests.
• Supplier quality management.
• Close collaboration with supply chain / procurement.

JOB SCOPE/DIMENSIONS

• Direct Spend +/- £20 million
• Indirect Spend through work collaboration with the regional category managers -  (indirect, transport, energy, chemicals, packaging, raw materials, mining, capex…) : +/- £20 million

KEY TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Responsible for the deployment of global / regional category management policy

• Work closely with regional category managers (indirect, transport, energy, chemicals, packaging, raw materials, mining, capex…)
• Ensure compliances with purchasing strategy and policy at site level
• Organize and coordinate local trials with the suppliers selected by the categories managers
• Lead new purchasing initiatives at cross-clusters or at country level, on a case by case basis

Responsible of local purchase

• Responsible of the purchase contracts for local purchase opex / capex
• Support deployment of larger Capex on his/her sites
• Frequent local presence in the different sites of his perimeter
• Sourcing new suppliers and negotiating contracts
• Propose and manage local purchase synergies
• Monitoring suppliers ‘performance, KPI’s
• Reporting and analysis, collect and report the sites financial performance including tracking of target savings

JOB SPECIFICATIONS

Education and Experience requirements

Proven experience in a similar role

Relevant degree, preferably Masters level (Bachelor degree will be considered for the right applicant) or equivalent

Level 6 CIPS (Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply) qualification or working towards or equivalent

Knowledge, skills, abilities and other

• Highly motivated and proactive driver of change
• Strong negotiation and communication skills – both internally and externally
• Ability to have a global view and link business need to purchasing strategy
• Confident decision maker.
• Proficient in MS Office software, Google suite, experience in bespoke Imerys systems (e.g. IFS, 7 Steps) an advantage
• Ability to quickly understand high level technical elements of the category being handled Understanding and actively promote the procurement cycle
• Have the ability to support and champion the development and introduction of effective purchasing methods and tools
• Full driving licence and use of own vehicle

Position Type

Full time

and

Permanent

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