Commodity & Sourcing Manager – PWB/OEM/Magnetics
- Glenrothes, Fife
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Experience in Supply Chain, Subcontract Management, Procurement and PWB/OEM/Magnetics Commodity and/or related field in a complex manufacturing environment
- Ability & Experience to lead a small team with measurable contribution towards the achievement of goals of the Commodity Area.
- Negotiation, analytical, and stakeholder management skills that addresses supplier non-performance and dispute resolution.
- Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams to align sourcing strategies with product development and operational needs.
- Able to build strong supplier relationships to foster innovation, reliability, and continuous improvement.
- Experience with executing and managing Agreements that ensure compliance with US DoD (FAR/DFAR) and other Governmental regulations
- Knowledge of import/export legislation requirements (ITAR/EAR/UK Export Control).
- Strong commercial acumen and understanding of global supply markets.
- Process improvement tools and initiatives that drive efficiency
- Related MCIPS/BA/MBA or equivalent.
- Provide leadership to the Commodity team by setting objectives and goals, coaching and developing talent to enable a high performing team that meet all required business and functional goals and metrics.
- Implement and manage a strategy to ensure a resilient PWB/OEM/Magnetics supply chain, based on market trends, cost drivers, and risk analysis that can withstand, recover from, and adapt to lower tier and geopolitical disruptions and maintain operational continuity.
- Ensure competitive bidding practices are employed to support preferred supplier selections.
- Participate and finalise supplier agreement negotiations and be the main escalation point for your team to resolve significant relationship and contractual issues
- Understand and utilise contractual terms to impact the business favourably
- Collaborate with legal and finance teams to manage contracts and risk exposure
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers that meet quality, cost, and delivery requirements.
- Undertake and/or support Supplier Scorecard and Quality assessments
- Analyse spend data and identify opportunities for consolidation and cost reduction.
- Track supplier performance using KPIs such as cost, quality, delivery, and responsiveness.
- Leverage RTX and Raytheon UK business agreements to drive organisational value and develop win-win solutions with suppliers.
- Influence multi-disciplinary teams and develop strong, positive partnerships to achieve measurable operational targets
- Drive continuous improvements into the organisation utilising continuous improvement tools
- Initiate and manage cost savings projects to achieve financial plan targets and supplier performance
- Ensure compliance with internal policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Plan and execute supplier visits to assess qualification plans, audit readiness, and shipment predictability, ensuring alignment with scorecard metrics and compliance standards
- Manage high-impact materials programmes, balancing strategic sourcing with operational execution across multiple supplier engagements