Role Overview
Senior Manager – NPD Sourcing reporting to the Director, Global Procurement.
Lead Videojet’s global new product development sourcing organization, driving sourcing excellence, supplier readiness and cost performance across a geographically dispersed team serving multiple regions.
Location
Nottingham or Huntingdon, UK – hybrid work arrangement.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead and develop a geographically dispersed team of procurement professionals across the US, UK, Germany and China supporting all active NPD programs.
* Drive sourcing strategies that consistently achieve quality, delivery, cost, sustainability, and production readiness targets.
* Partner closely with Engineering, R&D, Operations and Commodity Management teams to ensure sourcing activities are fully integrated into NPD stage‑gate processes.
* Standardise sourcing tools, best practices, KPIs and reporting structures across global R&D sites to improve launch execution and scalability.
* Oversee supplier selection, qualification, onboarding and sourcing readiness for highly complex manufacturing programmes.
* Influence cross‑functional stakeholders to align sourcing decisions with product innovation goals, launch timelines and total cost objectives.
* Build strong supplier partnerships while supporting long‑term sourcing strategies and risk mitigation initiatives.
* Coach and develop team members fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Essential Qualifications
* Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering or related field.
* Significant experience in strategic sourcing, procurement or supply‑chain leadership within complex manufacturing environments.
* Direct experience supporting New Product Development (NPD/NPI) programmes and production readiness activities.
* Proven people leadership experience managing geographically dispersed or cross‑functional teams.
* Experience leading supplier selection, qualification, onboarding and commercial negotiations for technically complex products.
* Ability to manage multiple sourcing programmes simultaneously while influencing global stakeholders.
* Willingness to travel internationally as needed.
Preferred Experience
* Aerospace, industrial equipment, automation, electronics, medical device or other highly engineered manufacturing industries.
* ERP/procurement systems such as SAP or Oracle.
* Lean, Six Sigma or continuous improvement methodologies.
* Commodity management or advanced supplier strategy development.
* Cross‑cultural leadership within global matrix organisations.
* Sustainability or responsible sourcing initiatives.
Benefits
* Competitive salary with bonus plan.
* Healthcare and pension benefits.
* 26 days of annual leave.
* Powerful team in a collaborative mentoring environment.
* Career coaching and development opportunities.
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