Purchasing Manager

at  Coesia

About Us
R.A Jones is a leading organization headquartered in Covington, KY, USA.
As a versatile packaging machine company, we have a wide range of products and solutions to meet the needs of our customers.
Our variety of technologies helps us stand out from other packaging machine manufacturers.
We strive to continuously expand our offerings and enhance our capabilities to meet the evolving needs of our customers.
For more detailed information about R.A Jones and its comprehensive business landscape, please visit www.rajones.com.
R.A Jones is part of Coesia, a group of innovation-based industrial and packaging solutions companies operating globally, headquartered in Bologna, Italy. Coesia operates in 36 countries with 20 different companies and employs over 8,000 people as of 2023.
About the Role
Reporting to the General Manager, you are responsible for ongoing management of purchasing strategy and activity and for ensuring optimal supplier performance and price. You will also collaborate with cross-functional teams, make strategic decisions and implement best practices within our engineering function.

• Ensure the purchasing function is operating in line with the objectives of the business to add value, mitigate supply chain risk and deliver cost savings
• Knowledge of the main manufacturing technology for mechanical parts production to improve performance of the supply-chain and expand suppliers network.
• Lead and manage a small team to deliver the appropriate support to the business to ensure corporate and business objectives are met
• Review and seek continuous improvement opportunities for the development of purchasing strategies. Looking into costs, inventory levels, lead times and continuity of supply and quality management.
• Build strong business relationships with UK, EU and International suppliers to maximise supply chain effectiveness.
• Collaborating closely with both internal and external stakeholders to identify and address supply challenges, mitigating supply risk to the business
• Develop an overall supplier base which creates and sustains a competitive advantage
• Provide purchasing support for new product development initiatives
• Seek opportunities to improve customer and supplier satisfaction levels.
• Carry out regular performance review meetings with suppliers & internal customers

What You Need to Be Successful

• Experience working in a purchasing environment, preferably manufacturing
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Ability to gather and analyse data and to work with figures
• Solid judgement along with decision-making skills
• Strong leadership capabilities
• Capability to use ERP systems to manage supply-chain process
• CIPS certification is considered a plus