Portfolio Procurement has been engaged by our leading Staffordshire based client to recruit for a Sourcing Manager.

The role:

This role will focus on negotiation, relationship building and the sourcing of new suppliers, you will be charged with seeking out and negotiating commercial and contract terms with new suppliers alongside managing the relationships with current suppliers.

Key responsibilities:

Identify and evaluate new suppliers based in both the UK and internationally
Build long term supplier relationships to drive home commercial advantage
Lead all negotiations across, pricing, lead times, and payment terms
Define, monitor, and improve supplier KPIS
Manage supplier contracts including ensuring they are commercially sound
Work closely with colleague across Procurement, Finance and Operations teams

Skills and Experience required:

An experienced negotiator
Have a commercial mindset
Comfortable meeting supplier face to face
Proactive and driven, someone who wants to succeed
Experience within a manufacturing environment, candidates who have experience in the sourcing of metals would be particularly attractive.

This role comes with an attractive basic salary, Company Car, Laptop and Mobile alongside a number of other benefits.

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The Portfolio Group are acting on behalf of our client in recruiting for this position