Overview

Job Title: Paper Purchasing Manager
Location: London, some WFH
Salary: £Competitive Salary
Reference: J78901

This position has now been filled. It has been kept on the site to reflect other similar vacancies that may interest you. There may also be confidential vacancies; if you would like to be considered, email your CV as a Word document to our specialist consultants.

Responsibilities

• Forecasting and ordering paper for monochrome manufacture and driving efficiency and cost savings throughout all aspects of paper management, procurement and supply
• Ensuring paper availability for printings while maintaining a healthy stock turn
• Implementing contingencies to mitigate against any forecasting constraints
• Managing a small team, driving forward their development and efficiency
• Liaising with senior production colleagues to agree paper grades for non-standard printings and communicating this effectively to all of production
• Sharing knowledge with internal Production and Inventory Management teams, to support their understanding of their roles within the overall paper buying process
• Providing detailed analysis for annual paper tenders
• Researching and sourcing new papers for production requirements in response to specific immediate needs, as well as to improve quality and/or commercial competitiveness
• Maintaining excellent relationships with paper suppliers across the trade
• Working with the Sustainability Production Manager to ensure environmental considerations are adhered to throughout paper management and purchasing
• Alongside the Sustainability Production Manager, keeping informed of environmental initiatives within our suppliers’ mills, practices, and the wider industry

Qualifications / Preferred candidate profile

• Knowledgeable about the book paper industry and regarded as a supply chain expert for paper
• Adept with Excel and data
• Comfortable communicating with internal and external stakeholders