Manager Strategic Sourcing for UK

Why join us

We are seeking a dynamic Commodity Manager – Non-Metal Categories to lead and execute multi-year sourcing strategies across Chemicals & Resins, Molding, Electronics, Packaging, and Manual Assembly commodities within the EMEA region. This role is crucial to driving supplier quality, cost optimization, delivery, and service excellence for a significant annual spend of approximately $56 million.

The ideal candidate will align strategic sourcing initiatives with cross-functional teams, including engineering, manufacturing, and product management, while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and contributing to AD&M’s long-term sustainability and innovation goals.

Your main responsabilities

• Develop and implement regional sourcing strategies that optimize total cost of acquisition and supply-chain resilience.

• Lead supplier consolidation efforts following the AD&M EMEA Non-Metal consolidation roadmap to leverage preferred suppliers and eliminate underperformers.

• Manage financial and operational KPIs, including cost savings, productivity, quality, and on-time delivery metrics.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives through value engineering, contract management, and proactive supplier engagement.

• Translate business requirements into actionable commodity strategies aligned with AD&M’s footprint and value-chain optimization.

• Ensure supplier compliance with global and regional regulatory requirements (e.g., RoHS, REACH, Conflict Minerals, sustainability standards).

• Conduct regular supplier performance reviews and lead efforts to innovate and improve supply chain processes.

• Serve as the primary escalation point for supply issues, maintaining business continuity and customer satisfaction.

• Foster collaboration across Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, and Supplier Development teams to support new product introductions.

• Champion global multi-sourcing initiatives to mitigate risk and increase supply flexibility.

• Promote TE values, ensuring ethical compliance and adherence to corporate standards.

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Your ideal background

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA is a plus.

• Minimum of 5 years experience in Operations, with a strong preference for Procurement and Project Management backgrounds.

• Proven expertise in commodity/material market analysis and tracking.

• Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.

• Strong project management capabilities with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Experience working in matrix organizations and multicultural environments.

• Demonstrated customer focus and continuous improvement mindset.

• Skilled at building effective relationships at all organizational levels.

• Ability to manage complexity in a fast-paced environment with critical thinking and sound decision-making.

• Advanced proficiency in SAP.

• Fluent in English (written and spoken); French or other languages are an advantage.