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.

The Role

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

About You

• 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

Package

• 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

Additional Information

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