Purchasing Manager

Purchasing Manager Ipswich

Hybrid Working | Competitive Salary + Bonus

Location: Ipswich
Hours: Monday – Friday, 9:00am – 5:00pm
Working Pattern: Hybrid (2 days remote / 3 days office-based)
Salary: Competitive + Performance Bonus

Benefits Package

• Life Insurance
• Income Protection Insurance
• Private Healthcare
• Gym Membership
• Free On-Site Parking
• Company Pension Scheme
• Annual & Quarterly Performance Bonus
• 20 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (increasing with service)
• Christmas Shutdown

Join a leading international construction company and play a key role in keeping its purchasing, stock and supply chain operation running smoothly.

We’re looking for an experienced Purchasing Manager to lead a busy purchasing function, manage the team, oversee suppliers and ensure stock and imports are delivered efficiently and on time.

This is a hands-on management role working closely with Sales, Logistics and Product teams, ensuring purchasing strategy, stock levels and supplier performance support the wider business.

The Role

• Lead, manage and develop the Purchasing team
• Oversee purchasing, stock control and import requirements
• Manage supplier relationships, performance and negotiations
• Monitor stock levels, planning and incoming shipments
• Work closely with Logistics to coordinate transport, warehousing and stock movements
• Analyse stock data and produce management reports
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, efficiency and costs
• Ensure ISO/AEO and company procedures are maintained
• Support purchasing strategy and wider business objectives
• Manage workloads, objectives, training and performance across the team

About You

We’re looking for a confident, experienced and personable manager with a background in purchasing, logistics, supply chain or transport.

You’ll be:

• A strong people manager who leads with positivity and empathy
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail
• Commercially aware and confident working with data
• A natural problem solver who enjoys finding solutions
• Proactive, hands-on and comfortable in a fast-paced environment
• Confident using Excel and ERP systems
• Experienced in stock management, purchasing and imports
• A great communicator who can build relationships across the business

This is a key role for someone who enjoys leading people, improving processes and making things happen, within a successful international business operating in the construction sector.