Description
Job Description
A vacancy for a Commodity Manager has arisen within a Defence & Space organisation based in Portsmouth.
The main tasks and responsibilities will include:
- Define, develop, implement and manage a commodity strategy for equipment sourcing, including risk management, to optimizing the value for money to meet the requirements of the internal business lines. This shall be achieved through a Multi-Functional Team (MFT) approach.
- Manage the overall business relationship with suppliers.
- Define and lead the supplier selection process.
- Manage the contracting phase or the sourcing phase and monitor global supplier performance
- Monitor/evaluate global supplier performance, and lead development plans with suppliers.
Tasks
- Leads and contributes to Procurement/Value Creation projects & initiatives that aim at delivering the synergies and savings
- Lead the sourcing phase and supplier selection process.
- Provide equipment supply cost commitments to business proposals
- Lead supplier negotiation for his/her Commodity.
- Lead Multi-Functional Teams (MFT) for the commodity including improvement and cost-saving initiatives with supplier and specification optimisation.
- Develop market intelligence and maintain database.
- Establish, implement & monitor a Commodity strategy.
- Set-up and negotiate contractual agreements, with Procurement Contract support, including one-offs or spot buying or amendments, including waiver and claim management.
- Lead Supplier Evaluation Development (SED) and Vendor Management, manage supplier's relationship and defines action plan to develop strategic suppliers.
Skills
- Commodity and/or equipment procurement or project management within defence/space environment.
- Contract negotiation.
- Supplier development and relationships.
- Understand RF/Microwave Engineering (desirable, not essential).
- Interpersonal skills to drive projects within a cross-functional environment.
- Proactive attitude.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Strategic thinking.
- Strong networking and relationship building skills.
- Autonomy.