Sourcing Manager

Established Search; Arrondissement de Tours; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 100 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Established Search is supporting an international manufacturer in appointing a Sourcing Manager to lead site procurement at a European Centre of Excellence, combining R&D, industrialisation and manufacturing. The role oversees 4–6 staff and interfaces with Operations, Engineering, Quality, R&D and Finance.

The successful candidate will drive supplier negotiations, cost reductions and procurement initiatives, while balancing strategic and hands-on leadership and coordinating cross-border projects

Qualifications

• Significant sourcing/procurement experience within manufacturing.
• Previous team leadership experience.
• Strong supplier negotiation and cost-management capabilities.
• Experience working alongside manufacturing and technical functions.
• Exposure to NPI, supplier development or sourcing projects.
• The ability to operate both strategically and hands-on.
• Fluent French and strong professional English.

Responsabilités

• Lead procurement activity at site level and contribute to international sourcing projects.
• Lead, develop and challenge the local sourcing team.
• Manage supplier negotiations, cost reduction and sourcing initiatives.
• Improve supplier performance and mitigate supply risk.
• Support new product introduction and industrialisation projects.
• Manage supplier transitions and outsourced manufacturing activities.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Quality, R&D and Finance.
• Bring structure, accountability and pace to the sourcing function.
• Contribute to wider European and international procurement projects.

Connaissances

Team leadership

Supplier negotiations

Cost reduction

Sourcing strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Description du poste

We are supporting an international manufacturer with the appointment of a Sourcing Manager to join one of its key European manufacturing sites. The site employs more than 300 people and operates as a European Centre of Excellence, combining R&D, industrialisation, manufacturing and supply chain. Producing more than 100,000 highly configurable products annually, it forms an important part of a recently established, private equity-backed international group. This is a significant procurement leadership position with responsibility a team of 4–6 people.

The Sourcing Manager will lead procurement activity at site level while also contributing to international sourcing projects across the wider organisation. Responsibilities will include:

• Leading, developing and challenging the local sourcing team
• Managing supplier negotiations, cost reduction and sourcing initiatives
• Improving supplier performance and mitigating supply risk
• Supporting new product introduction and industrialisation projects
• Managing supplier transitions and outsourced manufacturing activities
• Working closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, R&D and Finance
• Bringing greater structure, accountability and pace to the sourcing function
• Contributing to wider European and international procurement projects

We are particularly interested in individuals who have developed their careers within industrial manufacturing environments. More important is a track record of leading people, managing suppliers and delivering tangible improvements within a manufacturing environment.

Candidates should have:

• Significant sourcing/procurement experience within manufacturing
• Previous team leadership experience
• Strong supplier negotiation and cost-management capabilities
• Experience working alongside manufacturing and technical functions
• Exposure to NPI, supplier development or sourcing projects
• The ability to operate both strategically and hands-on
• Fluent French and strong professional English

The organisation is undergoing significant change and investment, making this particularly suited to somebody who enjoys building, improving and taking ownership, rather than simply maintaining an established procurement function.