Strategic Sourcing Specialist

Strategic Sourcing Specialist
Droitwich Spa | £50,000–£55,000 | Permanent | Full-time On-site

We're recruiting for an established international engineering and manufacturing business looking for an experienced Strategic Sourcing Specialist to support sourcing activity across a technically complex manufacturing operation.

This is a hands-on strategic procurement role covering supplier selection, cost reduction, category sourcing, supplier performance and supply risk across a broad range of industrial commodities.

What you'll be doing

• Lead sourcing activity across key manufacturing commodities
• Identify, assess and select suppliers
• Support supplier negotiations, cost reviews and sourcing decisions
• Develop and execute sourcing strategies with internal stakeholders
• Build costing models and carry out benchmarking to improve cost competitiveness
• Deliver cost-reduction and value-engineering initiatives
• Manage supplier performance and support improvement plans
• Identify supply risks and develop mitigation strategies
• Support new product development through supplier evaluation and capability assessment
• Work closely with Engineering, Operations, Proposal and Category teams
• Maintain supplier documentation, due diligence and sourcing governance
• Use ERP and supply chain data to...