Senior Manager Commodity & Sourcing
5 days ago
Glenrothes
Robert Half has partnered with a defence and aerospace technology business to recruit for a Senior Manager Commodity & Sourcing. ROLE OVERVIEW Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Manager Commodity & Sourcing to lead a Commodities and Sourcing team and drive sourcing, negotiation, and supplier management activities across key spend categories. You will lead Commodity Managers across multiple business areas and programmes, reporting to the Associate Director of Supply Chain. • Lead and develop a team of Commodity Managers, driving performance excellence on on-time delivery and cost avoidance targets, • Execute strategic sourcing plans and drive synergy savings across the wider enterprise, • Develop, execute, and optimise short and long-term sourcing strategies for multiple commodities, • Participate in key agreement negotiations and resolve significant relationship and contractual issues, • Drive cost savings projects and commodity strategies to achieve financial targets, • Influence multi-disciplinary teams and develop strong partnerships with suppliers, • Ensure supply chain resilience against geopolitical and lower-tier disruptions, • Leverage contractual terms and business agreements to drive organisational value, • Develop long-term strategic relationships with suppliers' leadership teams, • Drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure compliance with export, ethics, and corporate policies REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & SKILLS • 8+ years' experience in supply chain, procurement, commodity management, or subcontract management in a complex manufacturing environment, • Proven track record delivering strategic sourcing results across complex categories in aerospace and/or military (UK MoD and US DoD) sectors, • Experience leading a medium-sized team with focus on performance excellence and cost management, • Strong commercial acumen with understanding of US DoD contracting requirements and global supply markets, • Advanced negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills, • Knowledge of import/export legislation (ITAR/EAR/UK Export Control), • Programme management skills (IPDS, risk management, programme governance, finance), • Experience in data analytics, supply chain metrics, and KPI development, • Experience managing complex suppliers and programmes across full lifecycle (proposal, design, production, sustainment) POSITION DETAILS Location: Glenrothes (Hybrid - 3 days on site per week) Type: Permanent, Full-time (37 hours per week) Security Clearance: SC Eligible required BENEFITS PACKAGE • Competitive salary, • 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus option to buy/sell up to 5 days, • Contributory pension (up to 10.5% company contribution), • 6% discretionary company bonus, • Life assurance (6x salary), • Flexible benefits scheme including health cashplan, dental, and cycle to work, • Car allowance (£450 per month), • Private medical insurance, • Enhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leave, • Up to 5 paid volunteering days per year, • Flexible working culture with early Friday finish (1:30pm) Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training. If you wish to apply, please read our Privacy Notice describing how we may process, disclose and store your personal data: