Global Sourcing Manager - Poole, United Kingdom - Barclay Meade

Barclay Meade
Barclay Meade
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Poole, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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A successful manufacturing business are recruiting a Global Sourcing Manager. Applicants need low cost country sourcing experience, strategic procurement ability and be comfortable managing a small team.


The Global Sourcing Manager will have leadership experience/potential, gravitas and be able to foster excellent stakeholder relationships at both site and group level.

This is an exciting strategic procurement role, focused around cost-down activities, lowcost country sourcing and group interaction. At the same time, the Global Sourcing Manager will need to balance both site and group targets/objectives.

Specific duties of the Global Sourcing Manager include:

  • Develop supply chain partnerships and relationships in low cost regions
  • China, India, Far East etc.
  • Develop procurement strategies across, predominately direct areas of spend electronics, metalwork etc
  • Support NPI activities from a procurement perspective
  • Creation and negotiation of T&CS and long term agreements with suppliers
  • Postsignature supplier relationship management and development activities
  • Achievement of costdown and costreduction objectives
  • Act as Procurement Manager for small, sitebased team


  • Stakeholder engagement

  • Manufacturing, Engineering, NPI, Site Directors etc.
Global Sourcing Manager applicants should meet the following criteria:

  • Significant experience of low cost country sourcing and knowledge of global supply chains
  • Appreciation of supplier landscapes in China, India, Far East etc.
  • Procurement experience at a strategic, Procurement Manager or category level in a manufacturing or engineering business
  • Management experience, gravitas and leadership potential
  • Previous experience of negotiating and managing contracts. Basic contract law knowledge
  • Degree, MCIPS or deep procurement experience within the relevant fields
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