Senior In-Series Commodity Manager: Strategic Sourcing

Singer Vehicle Design; Daventry; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Private medical insurance

On-site parking

Company pension

Company events

Wellness and employee support

Free refreshments

Job summary

Singer Vehicle Design in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior In Series Commodity Manager to lead procurement and supply chain activities, ensuring cost-efficient material flow and strong supplier relationships to support product launches and operational goals.

Reporting to the UK/US Procurement Manager, you will mentor the In Series team, negotiate using total delivered costs, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimise delivery timelines while upholding the company culture that

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a buyer or similar Procurement role.
• Strong background in low volume, high mix manufacturing or operational environments.
• Experience of working within cross functional teams.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Team oriented, with a strong ability to multi task and work in a fast paced environment.
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills with the ability to prioritise effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the commercial risk, sourcing activities and supply contracts activities required to support business operations and customer requirements.
• Ensure all order requests and order placements with suppliers are processed on time to support the successful delivery of product launches and the business operational plan.
• Management of high risk and / or strategic ‘on site’ procurement projects to meet or exceed internal and external customer requirements.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams to assess and nominate suppliers based on current and future business requirements.
• Activate, monitor and manage supplier adherence to Engineering Change Requests (ECR’s) from point of introduction to vehicle fit.
• Negotiate competitive parts and tooling costs using Total Delivered Costs (TDC) methodology.
• Lean and monitor supplier performance and expedite parts where necessary to support business operations and customer requirements.
• Conduct supplier assessments both remotely and on site.
• Lead, manage and actively support cross functional cost management activities including Value Add and Value Engineering.
• Adherence to the supplier nomination process for all sourcing activities.
• Support the Global Commodity Management team in the development and execution of Procurement Commodity Strategies.
• Support cross functional reviews to identify and deliver improved supplier performance and efficiency gains.
• Mentor the In Series Commodity Manager.
• Perform other duties as required

Skills

Buyer experience

Cross-functional teams

Procurement

Communication skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Travel flexibility

Work ethic

Tools

MS Office

ERP systems

Job description

Singer Vehicle Design in the United Kingdom seeks a Senior In Series Commodity Manager to lead procurement and supply chain activities, ensuring cost-efficient material flow and strong supplier relationships to support product launches and operational goals.

Reporting to the UK/US Procurement Manager, you will mentor the In Series team, negotiate using total delivered costs, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to optimise delivery timelines while upholding the company culture that