Senior Manager – Commodity & Sourcing
📍 Glenrothes, Scotland (Hybrid – 3 days on-site)
💰 Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Bonus + Excellent Benefits
🔒 Security Clearance Eligibility Required
Lead Strategic Procurement in a Complex, High-Technology Environment
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Senior Manager – Commodity & Sourcing to lead a high-performing procurement function within a complex manufacturing and engineering environment.
This is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving sourcing excellence, supplier performance, cost optimisation, and supply chain resilience across multiple programmes and business areas. Youll lead a team of Commodity Managers, influence senior stakeholders, and play a key role in shaping procurement strategy across a highly regulated and technologically advanced sector.
For ambitious procurement leaders, this role offers genuine career progression, including direct exposure to senior leadership and a clear pathway towards Associate Director-level opportunities.
The Opportunity
Reporting into the Associate Director of Supply Chain, you will lead sourcing and commodity management activities across critical spend categories, working closely with Finance, Programmes, Manufacturing, Quality, Legal and Contracts teams.
You will be responsible for developing and executing strategic sourcing plans, managing supplier relationships, driving performance improvements, and ensuring the organisation maintains a robust and resilient supply base capable of supporting long-term business objectives.
This position provides significant visibility across the organisation and offers the opportunity to deputise for the Associate Director at senior leadership reviews, helping accelerate your professional development and leadership exposure.
Key Responsibilities
* Lead, coach and develop a team of Commodity Managers, creating a high-performance culture focused on delivery, continuous improvement and accountability.
* Develop and execute short and long-term commodity and sourcing strategies aligned to business objectives.
* Drive supplier performance, cost reduction initiatives and value creation across strategic categories.
* Lead complex supplier negotiations and act as the senior escalation point for commercial and contractual matters.
* Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships that deliver long-term business benefits.
* Develop supply chain resilience strategies to mitigate geopolitical, operational and lower-tier supplier risks.
* Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to achieve operational and financial targets.
* Leverage existing commercial agreements to maximise organisational value.
* Support business transformation initiatives, including supply chain digitalisation and process improvement.
* Ensure compliance with all export control, ethical and corporate governance requirements.
* Drive the implementation of continuous improvement methodologies across the supply chain function.
About You
Were looking for a strategic procurement leader who combines strong commercial acumen with exceptional stakeholder management and leadership skills.
Youll ideally bring:
Essential Experience
* Significant experience within Procurement, Supply Chain, Commodity Management or Subcontract Management.
* Leadership experience managing and developing medium-sized teams.
* Proven success delivering strategic sourcing outcomes within complex manufacturing, aerospace, defence or similarly regulated environments.
* Strong commercial and contractual negotiation expertise.
* Experience managing supplier performance and resolving complex commercial challenges.
* Excellent stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence at senior leadership level.
* Knowledge of global supply markets and supply chain risk management.
* Experience developing and managing supply chain KPIs, metrics and performance frameworks.
* Ability to operate effectively within a fast-paced matrix organisation.
* Understanding of import/export regulations including ITAR, EAR and UK Export Controls.
* Experience supporting programmes across the full product lifecycle from development through to production and sustainment.
Desirable
* MCIPS, Degree, MBA or equivalent qualification.
* Experience leading cross-functional business improvement initiatives.
* Supply chain digital transformation and automation experience.
* Programme Management knowledge including governance, risk and financial management.
Career Development
This role has been designed with progression in mind.
Youll gain regular exposure to Director-level stakeholders, participate in senior leadership reviews, and have opportunities to deputise for the Associate Director of Supply Chain. For individuals looking to advance their leadership career, there is a clear development pathway towards Associate Director-level positions.
Whats on Offer?
* Competitive salary package
* Car allowance (£5,400 per annum)
* Annual bonus scheme
* Private Medical Insurance
* Up to 10.5% employer pension contribution
* Life Assurance (6x salary)
* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays
* Buy and sell holiday scheme
* Enhanced family-friendly policies
* Health Cash Plan, Dental and Cycle to Work schemes
* Enhanced sick pay
* Flexible and hybrid working arrangements
* Early finish on Fridays
* Up to 5 paid volunteering days per year
If youre a commercially minded procurement leader looking to step into a highly visible strategic leadership role with genuine progression opportunities, wed love to hear from you.