Role: Strategic Sourcing Manager

Contract type: Permanent, full-time

Hours: 42.5 hours per week, Monday – Friday 07.30 – 04.30

Location: Remote

Overseas travel required for this role.

The Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Strategic Sourcing Manager to join our client in Fareham.

The successful candidate will be key in building sustainable supplier relationships to benefit the business. You will define, implement and deliver a sourcing strategy managing the spend on manufactured products within our current tier 1 suppliers.

You must possess excellent communications skills and use these to build rapport and develop strong working relationships with suppliers and colleagues.

You must be fluent in Mexican Spanish and English (both written and verbal)

Overall Responsibilities

Identifying, sourcing and on-boarding of new tier 1 suppliers to support the significant investment in new product development and projected business growth.
Identify and implement process improvements that result in robust and sustainable sourcing solutions in line with our ISO accreditation.
Manage risk exposure associated with the volatility of steel within the global marketplace.
Identify and deliver financial benefits through cost-saving opportunities, through the development of our Tier 1 suppliers.
Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders (Production, Finance, Commercial, Development and Business Leadership etc.) and understand business strategies and priorities.
Ensure full compliance with company standards.

Qualifications Essential Skills and knowledge

A qualified member of CIPSA.
Knowledge of complex global supply chains.
Experience of strategic sourcing within a manufacturing business ideally within the Steel fabrication OEM market, but not essential.
Experience of working with technical and/or new product development teams and supporting NPD projects.
An understanding of best practice end to end supply chain processes and associated benefits.
Demonstrable track record of achieving targets.

If this role is of interest, then please click the apply now button and submit your CV! It’s an easy process that will not take long! We look forward to delivering an outstanding application experience.

OutThere RPO are acting as the internal recruiter for this position and will be able to give you a full overview of the hiring company and culture. Please note that no terminology within this advert is intended to discriminate and each applicant will be assessed in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and ability to perform the duties of the job.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

Company pension
Free parking

Schedule:

Monday to Friday

Experience:

Procurement: 1 year (preferred)
Purchasing: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person

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