Commodity Officer

Commodity Officer needed to manage a portfolio of supplied materials and services in the form of a commodity.
**Your new company**An established British brand based in Hampshire, who manufacture luxury products for their valued customers.
**Your new role**The Commodity Officer will report to the Commodity Manager, who can be based at any organisation site. This post can be based at Southampton, Hythe or Wroxham and will be responsible for all material and service purchases within the assigned commodities. Tosuccessfully manage and develop supply partners to meet Quality, Cost, Delivery and Technical support for the business.
**General requirements for the role**
- For the given commodity ensure supply partners are legally and morally compliant and always operate ethically
- Identify risk profiles and support risk mitigation where appropriate and communicate with stakeholders
- Own and manage the commercial relationship with supply partners, ensuring commercial agreements are in place with strategic and preferred partners
- Ensure materials and services are being purchased in line with business requirements at the lowest total cost of ownership through regularly running the RFQ process and supporting the make v buy analysis
- Overall responsibility for the performance management of supply partners within the designated commodities, ensure SLAs are in place and quality and delivery expectations are being met
- Working closely with the wider business, proposing, and setting the strategic direction for the given commodity
- Work with supply partners and the wider business to identify opportunities for improvements, support in the innovation, design, and specification of materials
- Provide market intelligent (innovation, trends, acquisitions, raw materials, exchange rates etc.) for the given commodity to support and aid business planning and decision making
- Provide forecast spend for the given commodity

**What you'll need to succeed**_Person specification - Essential_
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Skilled at maintaining core procurement processes.
- Able to work within defined commodity strategies and implement framework agreements
- Ability to build strong robust relationships
- Influence at all levels
- Experienced negotiator
- High levels of business acumen and commercial awareness
- Comfortable operating at booth strategic and tactical levels
- Ability to generate and interpret data views in support of commodity strategies and procurement decisions
- High levels of attention to detail
- Good computer skills
- Person specification - Desirable_
- Experience of ERP & MRP
- Project Management
- CIPS qualification
- Knowledge of production and manufacturing industries

**What you'll get in return**:

- Competitive salary
- 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays
- 5% employer pension contribution, 3% employee
- Green Commute (cycle to work scheme)
- Employee Assistance Programme - life support, well-being, retail and leisure discounts

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