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Whatever your role with Repose, you’ll be joining an amazing team of professionals with a real passion for quality and customer services.

And just because you may not see a role that’s perfect for you, we’re always on the lookout for great people – so why not email your CV with a covering letter about yourself, your ideal job and what you feel you can bring to the Repose family.

Email to jobs@reposefurniture.co.uk, we look forward to hearing from you.

Exciting Opportunity in Procurement & Supply Chain

We are looking for a proactive and analytical professional to join our Procurement & Supply Chain team and contribute to strategic sourcing, supplier management, and operational planning across both direct and indirect spend categories. This role plays a key part in optimising costs, enhancing supplier performance, and improving working capital, all while ensuring product quality and service excellence.

This is a unique opportunity to shape supplier strategies, influence key procurement decisions, and drive business impact in a fast-evolving environment.

If you are passionate about supply chain excellence and strategic procurement, we would love to hear from you!

 

Essential Duties

  • Develop and manage strategic supplier partnerships to drive long-term value.
  • Help develop category negotiation strategies and drive those negotiations to achieve stated goals and objectives.
  • Responsible for the procurement of goods and services in line with the group procurement strategy (current product as well as NPD).
  • Oversee the procurement and inventory management process, ensuring seamless receipt of materials and services in collaboration with the operations team. Maintain accurate purchase and stock records, proactively monitor deliveries, and mitigate risks of stock-outs by addressing past-due shipments.
  • Build relationships with suppliers and manage their performance. Participate in or lead monthly/quarterly reviews for key categories and be prepared to challenge suppliers on delivery performance, quality and execution of supply. Document actions generated via these forums and maintain delivery performance data.
  • Collaborate with the Quality Team to evaluate and monitor supplier compliance, ensuring that approved and prospective suppliers meet Prism Group’s material and service standards.
  • Collaborate closely with Manufacturing to optimise material flow, ensuring alignment with Kanban systems and strategic forward planning to support efficient production operations.
  • Liaise proactively with the Finance Team to resolve invoice discrepancies and Non-Delivery Issues (NDIs), ensuring timely actions and adherence to agreed resolution timelines.
  • Identify cost savings through research into specific material categories, providing the The Group Head of Procurement with detailed supply proposals, and formulate annual plans for designated spending categories to achieve divisional cost reduction targets and year-on-year improvements.
  • Remain current with market trends through relationships with suppliers and market relevant market intelligence.
  • Manage and respond to general queries relating to purchase of materials, suppliers and Logistics processes.
  • Participate on driving best practice and change activities to ensure continuous improvement and adherence to group procurement KPIs.

 

Personal Characteristics

  • Impeccable attention to detail and forward-thinking.
  • Able to thrive in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
  • Proactive, with good problem-solving skills, able to make decisions independently.
  • Exceptional customer service – both internally & externally.
  • Team player but able to work independently.
  • Ability to work with manual systems

 

Education & Experience

  • Experience of Purchasing, Supply Chain and Finance.
  • Familiar with ERP/MRP Systems & Supply Chain Planning Methodologies
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office applications: PowerPoint, Word and particularly Excel - (Minimum Intermediate level)
  • Quality Knowledge ISO 9001, 13485, 14001 standards.
  • Awareness of Supplier Management techniques & KPIs.
  • Committed to professional personal development.

 

Full-time, 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, on-site.

 

Benefits:

  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Free parking
  • Private medical insurance
  • Referral programme
  • Application deadline: 21/03/2025

 

Please send your CV to jobs@reposefurniture.co.uk for the attention of Jade Brynnink, HR Business Partner.

 

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