Global Commodity Director Direct Material

Job Summary

An exceptional opportunity has arisen for aGlobal Commodity Director to lead a strategic regional commodity portfolio within our Civil Business Line.

The Civil Business Line manages an annual external spend of approximately 800m working with a diverse global supply base of over 1000 strategic partners. This is a high-profile high-impact leadership role at the heart of the business. You will shape and deploy regional commodity strategies across composites metallic raw materials and AGS fully aligned to our Business Line direction (where we play and how we win) and closely integrated with Operations make/buy and industrial strategies.

You will translate strategy into action through a powerful portfolio of strategic sourcing supplier development and commercial transformation initiatives. Your leadership will deliver measurable financial results while simultaneously elevating supplier performance strengthening supply chain resilience and unlocking innovation across the value chain.

Operating within our matrix global procurement organisation you will influence across sites functions and geographies connecting site-based procurement teams with Business Line commodity and supplier management. This breadth of scope offers exceptional visibility senior-level engagement and the opportunity to leave a lasting imprint on the future of GKN Aerospaces supply chain.

This role can be based anywhere in the UK or Europe offering flexibility while maintaining strong connectivity across our regional and global teams.

How Youll Contribute

• Define and deploy regional commodity strategies aligned to Business Line and operational objectives.
• Lead a portfolio of strategic sourcing programmes delivering cost reduction cash improvement and value creation.
• Build and manage structured collaborative relationships with key global suppliers.
• Take direct ownership of high value / high risk suppliers managing performance across quality delivery cost and risk.
• Lead and develop a team of strategic procurement professionals ensuring high performance and ongoing professional growth.
• Collaborate closely with operations engineering programmes and finance to align procurement with business priorities.
• Strengthen supply chain resilience competitiveness and sustainability performance.

What Youll Bring

To help us make a difference youll bring your passion and expertise/ talent for what you do along with the following skills experience qualifications and attributes:

Essential:

• Extensive strategic procurement / category management experience within high-value direct materials (typically 200m spend portfolios).
• Proven success defining and executing commodity strategies that deliver financial and operational impact.
• Strong track record of leading cross-functional teams across operations engineering programmes and finance.
• High level of commercial and numerical capability including the design and negotiation of complex commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated leadership effectiveness in both direct and matrix environments.
• Clear evidence of delivering complex ambiguous programmes and taking personal accountability for results.

Desirable:

• Good understanding of the Aerospace industry or similarly regulated complex manufacturing environments.

We are looking for a Global Commodity Director who wants to make a real impact. You will bring strong leadership organisational skills and exceptional communication paired with a positive can-do attitude. Comfortable working autonomously and collaboratively you will inspire teams influence stakeholders and drive results across a complex global organisation.

What We Offer

Once youre on board youll get the following perks and benefits:

• Competitive salary dependent on experience
• Up to 36% Bonus
• Car Allowance
• Industry Leading Pension Scheme well match your contributions up to 8% on a 1 : 1.5 basis
• Life Assurance 8 x salary
• 25 days holiday bank holidays
• Flexible working hours and Remote/ Hybrid working
• Income protection
• Shopping discounts
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Virtual GP Clinic for you and immediate family
• A collaborative dynamic working environment

As well as a competitive package well offer you a world of opportunity. We want to see your career fly! Well support your career progression by providing you with learning and development opportunities. Thats the beauty of being part of a global business once youre on board you never know where you career journey may take you!