Supply Chain and Purchasing Manager

Supply Chain & Purchasing Manager (Manufacturing)

£45,000 | Office-based | Staffordshire

We are recruiting on behalf of an established engineering and manufacturing business in Staffordshire for a Supply Chain & Purchasing Manager. This is an office-based role within a build-to-order manufacturing environment, taking ownership of purchasing, inventory control, and production scheduling.

The role would suit an experienced purchasing or supply chain professional who has worked in a manufacturing setting and is comfortable managing stock, suppliers, and production flow.

You will be responsible for the end-to-end management of purchasing, stock control, and scheduling to support just-in-time manufacturing operations.

Key responsibilities include:

• Raising routine purchase orders generated via a Kanban-led system
• Managing a purchasing model made up primarily of Kanban, with some MRP scheduling for long lead-time items
• Maintaining Kanban levels and reorder points
• Full responsibility for inventory control and inventory records
• Setting up and maintaining stock codes and reorder levels
• Producing month-end stock reports
• Managing stores personnel and ownership of the stores environment
• Issuing weekly supplier schedules to support just-in-time production
• Chasing overdue orders and managing shortages with suppliers
• Producing weekly shortage and scheduling reports
• Supporting sourcing of alternative or new components in collaboration with technical teams
• Ownership of year-end stock takes and ongoing cycle counting processes
• Ensuring health and safety compliance within stores and stock control areas

• Proven experience in purchasing, supply chain, or materials management
• Background in an engineering or manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of inventory control, Kanban, and MRP systems
• Experience managing stores or stock control functions
• Confident working with suppliers and internal production teams
• Organised, detail-focused, and comfortable taking ownership of processes

• Salary £40-45k
• Office-based role in Staffordshire
• Long-term, stable position within a growing manufacturing business
• Opportunity to influence and improve supply chain processes

This is a fully office-based role in Staffordshire and requires previous experience in a similar manufacturing environment.