Paper Purchasing Manager

This position has now been filled, but has been left on our website as we have other similar vacancies to this on an ongoing basis that might interest you. More importantly, we have vacancies that are not advertised due to their confidential nature therefore it would certainly be in your interest to email your CV, as a word document, depending on which sector you are in, to :-

Head of Packaging recruitment – Greg Nelson – greg@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head of Print recruitment–Neil Pearson – neil@harrison-scott.co.uk

Head Paper recruitment – Gary Young – gary@harrison-scott.co.uk

Board level, account management and all levels of sales vacancies –

George Thompson – george@harrison-scott.co.uk

Our divisional heads will then email your CV internally to the consultant who specialises in your exact sector, for example a category of packaging is cartons, a category of print is print management, in fact we have over 30 specialist categories. Our specialist consultant will contact you if we have a live vacancy that matches, or contact you in the near future as soon

Our client is a publishing powerhouse where the sourcing and management of paper is a critical part of their production process – from the quality, look and feel, to the logistics, supply chain and costs. We have an opportunity for a Paper Purchasing Manager to play a vital role in this process.

In this position, and through the implementation of processes and forecasting, you will be responsible for the management of paper for all monochrome printings in the UK. You will ensure our client has sufficient paper stocks, working collaboratively with paper mills, production and other internal stakeholders. You will utilise your expertise to guide and influence production decisions, for the benefit of the department and wider business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• 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 you will ensure environmental considerations are adhered to throughout paper management and purchasing

• Alongside the Sustainability Production Manager, keep informed of environmental initiatives within our suppliers’ mills, practices, and the wider industry

Preferred candidate profile:

• Knowledgeable about the book paper industry and will deemed as supply chain expert for paper

• Adept with Excel and data

• Comfortable to communicate with internal and external stakeholders