Transition Manager (Sourcing UK)

Optimas International; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Optimas International UK is recruiting a Transition Manager - Sourcing to lead the transition and implementation of supplier initiatives, ensuring supply continuity and EBITDA growth. You will manage a small team of transition planners and coordinate across Sourcing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain and Customer Service.

The role requires strong commercial judgement, project management across multiple departments, and the ability to deliver on time and within budget while maintaining supplier

Qualifications

• World class customer service skills with strong communication.
• Results focused and able to drive EBITDA growth.
• Able to negotiate and lead cross‑functional teams.
• Decisive leadership with strong organisational ability.
• Numerate with financial awareness and forecasting skills.
• Excellent MS365 proficiency and analytics capability.
• Strong, proactive problem solving and change leadership.
• Team player with cross‑functional collaboration experience.
• Experience working with Global teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own transition plans with scope, timelines and budgets.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure timely, on‑budget delivery.
• Act as liaison with vendors for on‑time parts delivery and readiness.
• Collaborate with quality and customer facing teams to gain customer approval.
• Identify risks and implement mitigations with wider teams.
• Lead knowledge transfer between Strategic Sourcing, UK Sourcing and internal teams.
• Monitor progress using KPIs, dashboards and governance forums.

Skills

World class Customer Service skills

Results focused

Negotiation skills

Decisive leadership

Financial awareness

Analytical & forecasting

MS365

Effective communication

Team player

Change agent

Proactive problem-solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Experience with Global teams

Tools

MS365

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

UK Transition Manager - Sourcing

UK Sourcing UK Sourcing Director UK

JOB PURPOSE

The Transition Manager is a key role responsible for transition and implementation of all vendor/sku resource initiatives with the overriding priority to ensure supply continuity and generate Buy Sell margin and EBITDA growth. This role will lead a small team of transition planners with project management and collaboration skill, with high levels of drive and determination to ensure the UK P&L recognises EBITDA growth.

This is a key role that requires strong commercial experience with the ability to project manage and multiple departments accountable for delivering their tasks within the projects.

DIMENSIONS

Optimas is a global distributor of integrated supply chain solutions, and engineering support focused on delivering fasteners, components, industrial and safety supplies to our diverse customers around the world. Our local, on-the-ground teams understand the nuances of every community we serve. This allows us to adapt with our customers and partners as needs evolve, leveraging our footprint to remain at your side while providing a highly personalized level of service and support no matter where you find yourself around the globe.

ROLE OF DEPARTMENT

The Transition Manager plays a pivotal role in driving the EBITDA enhancement for the UK region and coordinating cross‑functional teams, managing risks, and ensuring readiness for business‑as‑usual operations. Its remit spans Sourcing, Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain and Customer Service, ensuring the UK is well‑positioned to achieve budgetary targets. This will require hands‑on follow‑up at a part number level and support where needed.

KEY RESULT AREAS

• Develop and own transition plans covering scope, timelines, resources, risks, and acceptance criteria, consistent with our Resource Process.
• Coordinate cross‑functional teams to ensure processes are being followed, all tasks are completed on time, and within budget
• Act as the primary liaison with vendors, ensuring parts are being delivered on time and aligned with the run out of old part, and readiness for supply
• Collaborate with the quality and customer facing teams obtain customer approval
• Risk identification and collaborating with the wider teams to ensure mitigation
• Lead knowledge‑transfer activities between Strategic Sourcing, Uk Sourcing and internal teams, ensuring operational teams are fully aware of project status and vendor performance
• Monitor and report progress using KPIs, dashboards, and governance forums

“The post-holder will be required to undertake such tasks as may be reasonably expected within the scope and level of the role”.

ADDITIONAL KEY DUTIES

Act as a member of the UK management team, sponsoring and driving growth and change initiatives through the wider business.

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS REQUIRED

• World class Customer Service skills
• Results focused
• A good internal negotiator and can be assertive when required
• A decisive leader and highly organized
• Highly numerate and financial awareness
• Good analytical and forecasting skills, encompassing excellent MS365
• Excellence communication at all levels and across the organization
• A Team player
• A strong project manager who embraces change…be a change agent
• You must be proactive, foresee possible challenges, and identify actions to resolve problems
• A people person and engaging with the cross-functional departments
• Experience in working with Global teams

JOB DESCRIPTION AGREEMENT

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UK Transition Manager - Sourcing October 2026