Strategic Sourcing Manager

AJW Group; Horsham; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global aerospace and defense partner in Horsham is seeking a supply chain manager to promote and execute value creation strategies. The role requires procurement experience, strong engagement skills, and the ability to analyze complex data to deliver results. An ideal candidate is resilient and energetic, ready to achieve ambitious targets.

Qualifications

• Displays passion, energy, drive, and agility.
• Resilience in achieving ambitious targets under difficult circumstances.
• Enjoys analysis of complex and sometimes incomplete information.

Responsibilities

• Promoting, gaining approval for, and executing value creation strategies.
• Delivers cost reduction for assigned allocation.
• Management and accountability for the performance and compliance of the supply chain.

Skills

Procurement and supply chain experience

Strong stakeholder engagement skills

Analytical skills

Job description

Overview

• Promoting, gaining approval for, and executing value creation strategies at an AJW-Group level.
• Creation of strategies with appropriate contractual mechanisms.
• Developing joint sourcing strategies, where other suppliers supply similar parts/services which are managed by other SSMs.
• Delivery of cost reduction for assigned allocation.
• Providing support to the commercial team and analysis of customer bid requirements.
• Drafting complex PQQ/ITT/RFI/RFQ documents.
• Management and overall accountability for the performance and compliance of the supply chain, leading improvement actions with the help of sub-contract managers.
• Negotiating and executing robust supplier contractual frameworks.

What we\'re looking for

• Displays passion, energy, drive, and agility
• Resilience in achieving ambitious targets under difficult circumstances, capitalises on lessons learned and responds positively to setbacks
• Enjoys analysis of complex and sometimes incomplete information to create an easy to communicate solutions
• Sets stretched goals for themselves and their suppliers, prepared to take measured risks to gain a competitive advantage for AJW
• Procurement and supply chain experience
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills