Empee Silk Fabrics

Company Profile

Purchasing Manager Are you an enthusiastic individual with good administrative & organisational skills? Are you looking to become part of a dynamic team supporting the strategic purchasing objectives of our growing fabric wholesale business? Our company has been innovative and using new modern approach to business. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to further their career in Purchasing. About us Empee Fabrics has been a fabric wholesaler stocking a large range of fashion and craft fabrics for over 140 years. It is a warehouse based in Edmonton, North London. The company has evolved extensively digitally and is continuously developing creatively too. It enables opportunities for career development and progression. Hours of employment Monday – Thursday: 09.00 to 17.30 Fri depending on season: 09.00 between 14.30-16.30 Benefits Parking on site Monthly company pizza social Job Description Job Title: Purchasing Manager Department: Product Development Reports to: CEO Salary: £32,000 - £35,000 per annum depending on experience Job Summary Purpose of this role is to be responsible for procuring fabrics from start to end process. This includes buying the products & placing the orders. Determine optimal delivery quantities & timings. Main Responsibilities, but not exhaustive list

• Facilitate Head of Product Development to achieve department’s goals & delegate & oversee accordingly to Purchasing Assistant
• To complete regular reporting and deliver to CEO including sales forecasting
• Attend & participate in regular departmental meetings
• Research & Design
  • Collate and analyse internal data on previous collection sales volume to plan for next season
  • Facilitating with mood boards & selecting collections in line with trending themes
  • Liaise closely with sales, marketing, warehouse & suppliers for communication & feedback
  • Facilitate on design meetings, colour ways, edits & CAD’s, where necessary making seasonal colour palettes
  • Prepare confirmed artwork for print
• Supply chain management
  • Engage, manage relationships with suppliers & finding new leads
  • Manage strike offs and shipping samples approvals
  • Ensure all stages of production are organised in purchasing library as well as logged & dated in stock management system
  • Checking all order confirmations, sales contracts and relevant documentation is uploaded into ERP
  • Entering & maintaining product price lists and MOQ’s for core line items up to date
  • Complete purchasing logistics & timely delivery of products
• New products
  • Complete product creation in database & data entry
  • Provide quality assurance
  • Complete product tagging enabling smooth running of product roadmap
• Maintaining complex stock levels for repeated lines, consolidating figures to provide evidence to senior management using forecasting reports
• Complete sourcing requests including product creation whilst liaising closely with customers and sales managers