Commodity Manager
Location: Bursa
- Come join Alexander Dennis. We are transforming public transport globally by designing, manufacturing, and servicing the cleanest and greenest buses and coaches for our customers.
- In a nutshell, we build buses and coaches. In fact, more than half of the buses you see on the roads in the UK are built by Alexander Dennis. We have a huge responsibility to keep the world moving.
- We are saving the planet. Our purpose is to support Governments globally with their push to reduce pollution and improve air quality by building greener, more eco-friendly buses.
- We love our customers. So much so, almost every bus we build is bespoke what the customer wants, we will do our best to deliver.
- We have a fantastic Canadian parent company called NFI. They welcomed us into the family in 2019, and we haven’t looked back ever since.
- We are building back and growing again, winning new orders in Germany and Ireland which will be manufactured right here in the UK.
- Our global footprint is pretty impressive. We have a presence in some super cool places across the world from Hong Kong to Auckland to Toronto.
- Our people are our biggest asset, making us the hugely successful company we are. We are transforming how we work, offering team members more flexibility around how they live and work.
What does that mean for you?
- Generous salary package we reward our people at the level they deserve.
- A 4.5-day, 37-hour working week, giving you that much needed work/life balance.
- Annual leave entitlement which increases with tenure.
- Pension scheme to help you save for the future.
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which offers practical, impartial support on issues impacting your life.
Interested and want to find out more? Check out our YouTube channel or LinkedIn!
Your dream role:
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Commodity Manager to find and motivate the best suppliers in the region to partner with ADL and to develop commodity strategies for the procurement of key vehicle components.
Full responsibilities of the role:
- To develop best-in-class commodity strategies for the procurement of key vehicle components.
- To find new sources of supply which improve cost, quality, delivery, and innovation.
- To meet annual PPV and VIP savings targets, improving bottom line profitability.
- To build and develop strong, constructive relationships with key suppliers.
- To improve supplier performance on cost and availability of supply.
- To negotiate commercial and contractual terms with key suppliers.
- To monitor and manage risk with all key suppliers, ensuring stability of supply.
- To be able to cooperate very well with the HQ teams of buyers, procurement engineers, supply chain teams.
- To work closely with Design Engineering on Design for Cost and early supplier involvement in new product development.
What you will bring:
- Minimum of 10 years’ experience of all aspects of commodity management and procurement - including sourcing, supplier selection amp; qualification, supplier negotiation, supplier relationship management.
- Graduate qualified in Engineering and/or Business discipline.
- Very good level of English, in listening, speaking, and writing (candidates will be asked to provide IELTS or TOEFL results. Minimum 8 IELTS or 100 TOEFL points required)
- Speaking Turkish as mother tongue or near.
- Willing to live in or daily commute to Bursa- for at least 3 working days a week.
- No obstacles for domestic extensive travelling, and international occasionally.
- Extensive experience of commodity management ideally in automotive industry.
- Extensive experience of strategic sourcing in a manufacturing environment.
- Extensive experience of supplier relationship amp; performance management.
- Excellent commercial amp; business acumen.
- Excellent teamwork and people skills.
- Excellent negotiation and persuasion skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Ability to build strong relationships - both internally and externally.
- Ability to plan activities, meet deadlines and deliver results.
- Ability to make decisions quickly with limited time and information.
Next steps:
If this sounds like you, and you’re interested in coming ‘aboard’, then we would love to hear from you. Alongside uploading your CV, please share a short covering letter detailing why you’re interested and why we should hire you!
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