Strategic Sourcing Manager

4 weeks ago


Gloucester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom Optimas Solutions Full time

Job Purpose: We are seeking a highly skilled and analytical Corporate Strategy and Planning Manager to join our team at Optimas Solutions. The ideal candidate will be a creative problem-solver with strong teamwork skills, able to thrive in a dynamic environment and make informed decisions based on relevant knowledge and experience.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead sourcing projects and initiatives by working closely with key stakeholders, ensuring that project objectives, scope, and deliverables meet stakeholder expectations and are delivered on-time and on-budget.
  • Provide stakeholders with relevant and timely market trends and analyses, including commodity and currency trends.
  • Build and own senior-level relationships within our supply partner hierarchy.
  • Drive external benchmark buildout and analysis, including gap analysis and required actions to achieve functional competitive advantage.
  • Work closely with Commercial & bid team to ensure sourcing strategy allows for growth while covering the needs of the strategic team.
  • Implement programs to drive total cost of acquisition improvement activities to enhance margin and improve service levels.

Requirements:

  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university or proven experience in a strategic sourcing role, with recent in-depth knowledge of the fastener industry.
  • Sense of urgency and comfort working in a fast-paced environment with a variety of simultaneous projects.
  • Solid analytical skills to understand market dynamics and business requirements.
  • Ability to perform analysis and interpret data into actionable steps.
  • Strong business acumen, with strong financial, strategic, operational, and leadership skills.
  • Ability to understand business models and key drivers quickly.
  • Ability to see the "big picture" and use quantitative and qualitative data to create strategies that move Optimas forward.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and prior experience utilizing Business Intelligence tools is a plus.

Travel: Foreign Travel will be required.



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