Strategic Sourcing Manager

Ref: AS1506759

Caldicot, Wales

£65,000

• Permanent
• Global Strategic Sourcing
• Supplier Performance Improvement
• Cost Reduction Negotiations

About the candidate

A seasoned strategic sourcing and procurement professional with over a decade of experience across global manufacturing, electronics and consumer goods environments. They have a strong track record of developing sourcing strategies, improving supplier performance and supporting wider business objectives through robust commercial decision-making.

They are analytical, collaborative and confident working with cross-functional teams, particularly where sourcing activity needs to align with engineering, product development or operational requirements. Available for a permanent role and able to start in 2 weeks.

What makes them great?

• Proven cost reduction: Delivered around 20% procurement cost savings through strategic negotiations and market analysis.
• Cross-functional approach: Works closely with engineering and internal stakeholders to ensure sourcing strategies support product and business needs.
• Process improvement mindset: Has applied lean principles, spend analysis and compliance tracking to improve procurement efficiency and supplier performance.

Areas of expertise

• Strategic sourcing: Experienced in building and executing category sourcing strategies across global supplier markets.
• Supplier management: Skilled in supplier assessment, performance tracking, relationship management and risk mitigation.
• Commercial negotiation: Confident leading negotiations, benchmarking activity and competitive sourcing to improve value and reliability.