Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager - Fixed Term Contract for around 15 months to cover Maternity Leave

Reports To:

Operations Director

Department:
Operations

Hours of work

Analox is a well established global leader in the research, development and manufacturing of complex gas sensing products and systems. Our equipment is used across a diverse range of markets and applications such as submarines, space, beverage and deep sea diving. We have 115 people. Analox operates from a purpose built 15,000 sq ft factory and offices in Stokesley Business Park, North Yorkshire, and from a remotely based sales and sales support team as well as a distribution centre in Houston, Texas

Analox is known for its positive and supportive work environment that values teamwork, innovation, and collaboration. We are a world leading provider of gas monitoring solutions, providing employees with an opportunity to work on cutting‑edge technology in ever‑changing environments and make an impact in growing industries.

Analox is proud to have achieved Net Zero in our manufacturing operations, with all the energy required to make our products sourced from renewable means: our on‑site solar panels generate more power than we consume (with surplus exported back to the National Grid), and any shortfall is covered by imported electricity from the National Grid, purchased exclusively from certified renewable sources at a premium to guarantee sustainability.

We truly believe that our people are what makes Analox great. We invest heavily in employee training and development and provide opportunities for career advancement, helping team members to excel and thrive in their chosen path.

Analox has a diverse and talented team of employees who work together to drive success, providing a dynamic and collaborative work environment, if you would like to be a part of this please look at our current vacancies below.

The Purchasing Manager is responsible for leading and managing all purchasing activities within Analox. The primary focus is sourcing suppliers and ensuring timely delivery of materials and services across production and projects while maintaining supplier relationships. The role should optimise purchasing processes, maintain and support inventory levels, and achieve cost savings.

• Lead, supervise, and support the purchasing team to achieve departmental goals and performance targets.
• Work closely with the Operations Management Team to understand business needs and support operational requirements.
• Monitor purchasing activities to ensure quality, cost control, and timely delivery.
• Ensure non‑manufacturing/project purchases are efficient.
• Cost management and control to demonstrate accountability for achieving company margin targets.
• Ensure there is a culture of keeping the system accurate and up to date with minimum stock levels, lead times, economic order quantities, etc.
• Improvement of stock turns and management of over stocks / slow moving stock.
• Accountable for the purchasing manual, all associated purchasing work instructions/processes and keeping them accurate and up to date as this forms a key part of our business quality management system.
• Own, maintain and report on the Supply Chain Risk Register, escalating major concerns to the Operations Director for inclusion on the Company risk register.
• Monthly report key metrics (KPIs) that are reviewed monthly to support our continuous performance improvement in the purchasing function.
• Develop tools for effectively monitoring, measuring & managing supplier performance.
• Resolve supplier issues, escalations, and team challenges effectively.
• Communicate in a timely and professional manner to all relevant internal and external stakeholders to foster the culture detailed by the Analox values & behaviours.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, procurement regulations and specific customer contractual requirements throughout the whole supply chain.
• Travel as required to forge and maintain supplier relationships and performance.

The job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of…