Purchasing Management

• Oversee the team’s day to day purchasing activity across Formula 1, live events and general business requirements.
• Ensure priorities and deadlines are managed effectively.
• Maintain appropriate processes, controls and standards.
• Monitor team and supplier performance.
• Develop sufficient purchasing knowledge to confidently manage and challenge the business function.
• Obtain and evaluate supplier quotations, pricing, lead times and availability, working closely with the Procurement Manager.
• While the primary focus of the role is to lead and develop the team, there will be times of increased workload or reduced team capacity when a hands-on approach is required by providing practical support to the team.
• Manage multiple purchasing requirements across concurrent projects and changing priorities.

Internal Coordination

• Build strong relationships with key internal stakeholders.
• Understand competing priorities and help the team respond appropriately.
• Ensure clear communication between Purchasing and other departments.
• Represent the Purchasing Team positively across the business.
• Manage expectations and ensure actions are followed through.
• Challenge constructively where priorities, processes or responsibilities are unclear.
• Work closely with Inventory and Warehouse teams to maintain visibility of available stock and identify upcoming purchasing requirements.
• Ensure purchasing activity is aligned with project schedules, build requirements and event deadlines.
• Communicate potential delays, shortages or cost issues early and help find practical solutions.

Risk & Problem Solving

• Proactively identify purchasing issues before they become significant problems.
• Provide direction and support when the team encounters challenges.
• Take ownership of escalated issues and work through to resolution.
• Assess priorities and make informed decisions under pressure.
• Identify recurring problems and work with the team to address root causes.
• Remain calm and solution-focused when dealing with competing demands.
• Find alternative suppliers or purchasing solutions when requirements change.
• Manage urgent purchasing requests in a fast-paced live event environment.
• Respond quickly to changing project requirements while maintaining accuracy and delivery standards.

Requirements

• Proven experience managing and developing a team.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with multiple internal teams.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines and priorities simultaneously within a fast-paced environment.
• Confident problem-solving approach and ability to remain calm under pressure.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to understand processes and performance data.
• A genuine passion for continuous improvement, with a proactive approach to identifying better ways of working, improving processes and finding practical solutions that make a positive difference to the team and wider business.
• Experience managing purchase orders, supplier relationships and purchasing processes (Desirable)
• Experience working within a project-based or operational environment with tight deadlines (Desirable)
• Knowledge of Google Workspace and project management system (Desirable)

What We Offer

• The opportunity to work within a key function of the business.
• A collaborative and highly skilled working environment.
• Opportunities for career progression and professional development.
• The chance to play a key role in the continued development of our purchasing operation.

Please send your CV and cover letter on email to careers@livewireproductions.co.uk

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