Commodity Manager

Leyland

Days

£40,000 - £45,000

As part of the Purchasing Department, you will have responsibility for Purchasing activities. This responsibility requires the management of the Supply Base and sourcing activities to support projects within our UK, European and South American facilities, in order to improve the Quality and Cost competitiveness.

• Management of a high value commodity package including development of suppliers to ensure total cost sourcing decisions are made.
• Achievement and reporting of Company targets on cost control, quality improvement and lead time improvement
• Development of partnership relationships with vendors
• Work with suppliers to implement Cost Management Programme and ensure Six Sigma projects are defined and implemented
• Understand commodities managed at multiple levels and develop short, medium and long-term commodity strategies
• Identify and lead a number of cost reduction projects
• Manage a complex and varied workload, ensuring attention is maintained on key actions.

• Very strong interpersonal, negotiating and influencing skills
• Must be a good communicator with a flexible, self - managing approach to workload and the ability to adhere to strict deadlines
• Confident presenter at senior management level
• Good Quality, Engineering, Process and Materials background
• CIPS Membership is desirable
• Desirable Six Sigma Greenbelt certified
• Driving License & Passport and be prepared to work away/abroad.

In return for your commitment our client offers a stable and secure career for a technically motivated engineer. If you feel this is of interest please send your CV directly to Jordan Pannell at or call for a confidential discussion on (phone number removed).