Commodity Manager

Global Commodity Strategy and Supplier Management

Join a global manufacturing business operating across multiple production sites to support and develop direct material commodity strategies. This strategic role within a complex, matrix organisation focuses on executing commodity strategies, managing supplier relationships, and delivering improvements across cost, performance, and supply continuity. The position is ideal for experienced professionals in Buyer, Commodity Manager, or Category Manager roles seeking to advance into a broader global procurement environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of global commodity strategies for direct materials and production-related components.
• Lead end-to-end sourcing activities, including market analysis, RFx, negotiation, contracting, and supplier performance management.
• Develop and manage relationships with strategic and key suppliers, ensuring quality, cost competitiveness, and continuity of supply.
• Drive cost reduction and value creation initiatives using benchmarking, market analysis, and total cost of ownership approaches.
• Partner closely with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain teams on demand planning, design changes, and product lifecycle management.
• Support supplier consolidation, dual-sourcing, and supply chain risk mitigation strategies.
• Develop and manage supplier agreements, preferred supplier lists, KPIs, and SLAs.
• Monitor supplier performance and support corrective action plans where required.
• Work closely with regional and site procurement teams to ensure alignment between global strategy and local execution.
• Ensure sourcing strategies align with sustainability, compliance, and ethical sourcing standards.
• Contribute to budget planning, forecasting, and longer-term commodity strategies.

Professional Profile

• 5+ years of procurement experience, with a focus on direct materials procurement within manufacturing.
• Experience within a Buyer, Commodity Manager, Category Manager, or similar procurement position.
• Experience managing direct material commodities, including components, assemblies, raw materials, or similar.
• Experience working within a multinational or matrix organisation.
• Strong commercial, analytical, and negotiation skills.
• The confidence to influence stakeholders across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• A structured, data-driven, and pragmatic approach.
• Strong supplier management and relationship-building skills.
• The ambition to develop within a broader global procurement environment.
• Willingness to work across international teams and travel when required.

Compensation and Benefits

• €70,000 salary plus benefits.
• A strategic procurement position within a global manufacturing organisation.
• The opportunity to develop and shape global direct procurement strategies.
• International exposure and collaboration across multiple locations.
• Travel reimbursement.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• Excellent opportunity for career development within a global procurement function.