Commodity Manager, UK/Europe

Barnes Aerospace has an exciting and challenging career opportunity for a Commodity Manager, UK/EMEA. This individual will be responsible for the development and performance of assigned, new, and existing suppliers in support of UK/EMEA and North America direct and OSV spending. If you are a self-motivated, effective, and collaborative professional seeking to put global management talents to use in a growing environment, please submit your resume for further consideration.

Core Responsibilities:

• Manage direct-material and outsourced-service (OSV) commodities across tiered aerospace suppliers.
• Develop and execute direct, regional, and global commodity strategies.
• Negotiate and implement long-term agreements (LTAs), non-disclosure agreements (NDAs), and required contractual flow-downs.
• Source capital equipment, facilities services, repairs, MRO tooling, and revert-metal requirements.
• Drive, track, and report cost-reduction initiatives across multiple sites.
• Develop should-cost, clean-sheet, PPV, inflation, and surcharge analyses; negotiate price protections, productivity, rebates, and cost pass-through terms.
• Lead supplier transitions, qualification activities, and global agreement implementation.
• Manage supplier capacity, lead times, recovery actions, and supply-continuity risks, including dual sourcing, long-lead materials, business-continuity plans, and geopolitical exposure.
• Establish supplier scorecards; lead performance reviews, corrective actions, and SBLO reporting for U.S. and UK/EMEA sources.
• Lead technical and commercial reviews of RFPs, RFQs, and contracts.
• Lead cross-site demand and supply reviews to manage demand changes, supplier commitments, expedites, and excess or obsolete inventory.
• Improve inventory accuracy, inventory turns and carrying-cost performance.
• Support the VP, Global Supply Chain in negotiating, closing, and implementing strategic contracts.
• Travel of 15–25% may be required.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Experience using MRP/ERP systems to manage supply, demand, and supplier commitments.
• Aerospace procurement or commodity-management experience, including direct materials and outsourced services.
• Demonstrated success in strategic sourcing, supplier negotiation, benchmarking, cost reduction, and contract management.
• Working knowledge of global logistics, customs, duty drawback/tax reclaim, Incoterms, and UK–EU–U.S. cross-border trade requirements, including USMCA where applicable.
• Working knowledge of UK and U.S. export-control requirements, including UK Export Controls, U.S. EAR/ITAR, sanctions, and restricted-party screening.
• Experience supporting U.S. Small Business Liaison Office (SBLO) requirements, including supplier classification, reporting, and subcontracting-plan performance.
• Knowledge of aerospace supplier qualification and performance requirements, including AS9100, Nadcap, customer flow-downs, corrective action, and supplier risk management.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, lead cross-functional projects, resolve issues constructively, and influence internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong written, presentation, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and lookup functions; proficient in Word and PowerPoint.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of REACH, UK REACH, RoHS, and other applicable environmental and product-compliance requirements.
• Lean, Six Sigma, ACE, APICS/CPIM, CPSM, CIPS, or equivalent professional certification.
• Experience using Coupa, including supplier onboarding, sourcing, contract lifecycle management, and supplier performance reporting.
• Advanced Power BI experience to develop, analyze, and communicate supplier, spend, savings, risk, and performance metrics.
• Experience managing commodity strategies across UK, European, and U.S. aerospace sites.
• Proficiency in an additional European language.

Education Requirements:

· B.A. or B.S. degree or a minimum of ten (10) years of relevant industry experience