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Lead Sourcing Specialist
Job in
Stafford, Staffordshire, ST16, England, UK
Listed on 2026-10-07
Listing for:
NextGenEnergyJobs
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-10-07
Job specializations:
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Supply Chain/Logistics
Procurement / Purchasing, Supply Chain Management, Logistics Coordination, Supply Chain & Logistics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Accountable for developing, leading and implementing commodity strategies to deliver on safety, quality, delivery and landed/lifecycle cost for the assigned commodities.
- Negotiate supplier Contracts and Pricing, and transmit to Procurement teams.
- Build and strengthen supplier relationships
- Provide Supplier insights, benchmarking and market analysis activities.
- Provide support to stakeholders regarding Quality, Cost and Delivery of commodity.
- Manage sourcing strategy in line with GE existing global sourcing processes.
- Ensure delivered products meet quality & on time delivery standards including being a point of escalation for supplier issues.
- Support, maintain, and update key sourcing tools, processes, and systems.
- Generate cost reduction and cash management actions.
- Secure Supply Chain through Sourcing actions.
- Benchmark & challenge current supplier portfolio.
- Manage KPIs reporting and consolidation within the whole local sourcing group.
- Advanced collaboration with GE Key Commodity Leaders.
- Work closely with Tendering activities to ensure accuracy.
- Facilitate action plan when Quality or Logistics issues with suppliers.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college with Sourcing / Supply chain education preferred; or equivalent experience.
- Experienced commodity manager, advanced experience and demonstrated years in Sourcing & Commodity management.
- English fluency in writing and speaking.
- Readiness to travel up to 20% of working time.
- Bachelor’s degree in Sourcing / Supply Chain Management preferred.
- Previous Sourcing experience essential.
- Knowledge of purchasing practices, principles, and procedures.
- Ability to analyse and present statistical data.
- Knowledge of MS Office applications, including some knowledge of intermediate level Excel functionality.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Good organisational and time management skills.
- Must be able to balance multiple tasks in a challenging, fast paced work environment.
- Exceptional analytical skills.
- Demonstrated team player with a strong initiative to win.
- Highly motivated self-starter.
- Demonstrated professional oral / written communication and negation skills.
- Significant project management skills.
- Working knowledge of SAP ERP system.
- Negotiation skills.
- Experience with RFQ implementation and execution.
- Ability to travel worldwide.
- A key role in a dynamic, international working environment with a large degree of flexibility of work agreements
- Competitive benefits, and great development opportunities - including private health insurance.
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