Facilities Commodity Manager

Our Commodity Management organisation has an opportunity for a Supply Chain professional who thrives in a dynamic environment. You will manage the Facilities, Security, Manufacturing (including capital expenditure) and MRO categories as part of the Indirect Commodity Management team. The Commodity Manager will work closely with external suppliers as well as internal customers developing sourcing strategies and business cases, selecting sources, negotiating and managing supplier agreements of various types.

Liaising with suppliers at all management levels to drive improvement and resolve disputes. Contributing to Indirect Supply Chain and stakeholder functional strategies via specific commodity strategies. Managing and monitoring the supply chain and supporting the drive for business growth, efficiency, profitability and intercompany relationships.

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• Liaising with peers from other functions, functional leadership team and RTX businesses.
• Leading or supporting cross-functional teams in conducting make v buy exercises and developing and deploying commodity strategies of medium complexity.
• These strategies include: indirect spend commodities, target return on investment (ROI),commodity risk management, service levels, and approved/preferred suppliers.
• Engaging with stakeholder functional leads regarding supplier bid and selection criteria.
• Participates in / leads supplier assessments and supplier development activity teams, including the administration of appropriate due diligence activity.
• Leveraging commodity opportunities and synergies across RTX.
• Ensuring that strategies are in alignment with market conditions, Raytheon requirements, goals and growth plans.
• Leveraging supplier and industry capabilities in conjunction with stakeholder functions to align functional strategies and identify gaps to link supplier capabilities with Raytheon requirements.
• Developing commodity agreements.
• Developing and managing tenders. Performs or supports cost and price analysis, develops negotiation strategies, and leads negotiations to create value for money outcomes for procuring goods and services.
• Produces business cases/briefing materials for management reviews.
• Working with suppliers and functional stakeholders to achieve collaborative partnering, strategic relationship management to deliver required service level KPIs.
• Establishing and managing supplier relationships to include supplier continuous improvement/development goals.
• Executes to customer requirements including government regulations, public law and Raytheon policies and procedures.
• Actively promotes the contributions that the function can make to achieving corporate objectives across the organisation, with stakeholders and with the supply chain.
• Continually assesses and promotes sustainable and responsible procurement, including social, cultural and diversity values in the organisation and throughout the supply chain
• Utilises project management skills and techniques when managing suppliers.
• Evaluates the challenges faced by the organisation and the supply chains and takes action to mitigate risks and to develop opportunities.
• Responsible via subordinate personnel to place all non-production requirements on suppliers in an expeditious and efficient manner in line with Raytheon policy and commodity strategies and to ensure the execution of the orders.
• Delegating for the Senior Commodity and Sourcing Manager as appropriate.

• Experience in Supply Chain, Subcontract Management, Procurement, Commodity and/or related field
• Related degree, MCIPS or equivalent
• Knowledge of facilities commodity management
• Experience in writing and negotiating complex non-standard contracts/agreements including service level requirements
• Experience of developing and managing supplier relationships and collaborative working
• Experience in managing stakeholder groups
• Experience of creating and developing commodity strategies
• Able to lead or perform effectively in a multi-functional team
• Excellent verbal and written communications and ability to brief at mid to senior management level
• Knowledge of import/export legislation and logistical requirements
• Experience of delivering continuous improvement.
• Experience of problem solving and dispute resolution at senior level
• Experience of developing supplier improvement strategies
• Proactive, flexible and positive attitude

• Competitive salaries.
• 25 days holiday + statutory public holidays, plus opportunity to buy and sell up to 5 days (37hr)
• Contributory Pension…