Global Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Development Lead

Career Cross Limited; Knaresborough; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Career Cross Limited is seeking a Sourcing Manager in Knaresborough to lead strategic sourcing, supplier development and international procurement. You will forecast, plan ranges and manage a two-person buying team to support major quotations, RFQs and tenders.

Collaborating with Sales, Finance and senior management, you will improve supply resilience, profitability and supplier performance while overseeing imports, landed-costs and range planning for long-term growth.

Qualifications

• Substantial sourcing, procurement or purchasing experience within a product-based business.
• Experience developing supplier and category strategies, not solely placing and progressing POs.
• Strong experience of supplier negotiation, performance management and commercial relationship development.
• Experience of overseas sourcing, imports and landed-cost management.
• Strong forecasting, stock-planning and analytical capability.
• Experience supporting product costings for quotations, RFQs or tenders.
• Proven experience managing, coaching and developing purchasing employees.
• Commercial understanding of margin, working capital, cost drivers and supply-chain risk.

Responsibilities

• Develop category and supplier strategies covering product availability, cost, quality, lead time, risk and business growth; translate into buying priorities.
• Identify, evaluate and develop UK and overseas suppliers; create alternative sources to improve competition and resilience.
• Lead supplier pre-qualification, due diligence, onboarding and audits; assess capability, quality, compliance and financial risk.
• Negotiate prices, payment terms, MOQs, lead times, service levels, rebates and other supplier contributions.
• Oversee overseas buying and import activity: landed-cost, freight, duty, documentation and risk.
• Develop forecasting methods using sales history, seasonality and known contracts; balance availability with stockholding.
• Review product ranges with Sales to identify gaps and plan introductions; manage lifecycle and sourcing routes.
• Assist Sales with product sourcing and accurate costings for quotations, RFQs and tenders.

Skills

Sourcing

Procurement

Purchasing

Negotiation

Forecasting

Stock planning

Team leadership

Tools

ERP tools

Excel

Copilot AI

Job description

Career Cross Limited is seeking a Sourcing Manager in Knaresborough to lead strategic sourcing, supplier development and international procurement. You will forecast, plan ranges and manage a two-person buying team to support major quotations, RFQs and tenders.

Collaborating with Sales, Finance and senior management, you will improve supply resilience, profitability and supplier performance while overseeing imports, landed-costs and range planning for long-term growth.