Director, Global Commodity Management

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🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

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Barnes Aerospace

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1001 - 5000 employees

🏭 Manufacturing

📦 Logistics

🚀 Aerospace

Manufacturing • Logistics • Aerospace

Barnes Aerospace is a global manufacturer and maintenance provider specializing in precision-machined and fabricated components and complex assemblies for aeroengines, airframes, and nacelles. The company also operates certified MRO repair stations (FAA, EASA and other authorities) offering component repair, overhaul, and modification services, and emphasizes strict compliance with industry standards (ISO, AS, Nadcap). With global facilities across the US, UK, Poland, Taiwan, and Singapore, Barnes serves commercial aviation, defense, industrial, and space customers and partners with OEMs on long-term manufacturing and aftermarket contracts.

📋 Description

• Lead the global commodity-management organization for direct materials, special processes, outsourced services, tooling, and strategic indirect categories • Lead, coach, and develop Regional Commodity Managers who report directly to this position • Set common global strategies, governance, performance expectations, and capability standards • Develop and execute global commodity strategies aligned with customer demand, manufacturing capacity, supplier capability, cost, quality, delivery, and supply continuity • Own global sourcing, supplier-selection, and negotiation strategies • Negotiate and implement long-term agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and customer, quality, regulatory, and export-control flow-downs • Build and maintain should-cost, clean-sheet, PPV, inflation, surcharge, and market-index analyses • Deliver productivity, site-level cost-reduction, working-capital, and commercial-risk mitigation results • Lead strategic supplier relationships, executive business reviews, supplier scorecards, corrective actions, recovery plans, and performance escalations • Manage supplier capacity, lead times, long-lead material exposure, dual-source strategies, business-continuity plans, geopolitical risk, trade compliance, and supply-continuity risks • Partner with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Finance, Commercial, and Program Management on RFQs, RFPs, make-buy decisions, qualification activities, supplier transitions, and new-product-introduction sourcing • Govern global demand and supply reviews, including demand changes, supplier commitments, expedites, inventory exposure, and excess or obsolete material • Lead strategic contract reviews addressing schedule, quality, warranty, liability, price-escalation, and risk-to-revenue exposure • Standardize global sourcing processes, supplier-data governance, and KPI reporting through MRP/ERP, Coupa, Power BI, and other digital tools • Represent Global Supply Chain in executive reviews, customer and supplier discussions, M&A sourcing integration, and cross-functional transformation initiatives • Support ITAR and SBLO programs • Travel 20-40% as required

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain, Business, Engineering, Finance, or a related field • Ten (10) or more years of progressive aerospace procurement, strategic sourcing, or commodity-management experience • Five (5) or more years of people leadership experience, including leading geographically dispersed teams, developing leaders, and driving accountability through common operating rhythms and metrics • Demonstrated global aerospace experience managing direct materials, special processes, outsourced services, and complex tiered supply chains • Demonstrated success developing and executing global commodity strategies, negotiating complex agreements, and delivering cost, cash, quality, delivery, and risk-reduction results • Advanced expertise in aerospace supplier qualification and performance management, including AS9100, Nadcap, customer flow-downs, corrective action, supplier risk, and quality-system requirements • Working knowledge of global trade compliance, customs, Incoterms, sanctions, restricted-party screening, export controls, duty/tax considerations, and responsible sourcing requirements • Experience managing raw-material market exposure and commercial terms, including indices, inflation, surcharges, price protection, productivity, rebates, and customer/supplier pass-through provisions • Proven ability to lead cross-functional sourcing decisions involving Engineering, Quality, Operations, Finance, Commercial, and program teams; strong executive-level negotiation and communication skills • Advanced analytical capability using MRP/ERP, Excel, and presentation tools • Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including PivotTables and lookup functions; proficiency in Word and PowerPoint • Ability to work on ITAR programs and support SBLO programs • Equivalent relevant industry experience will be considered as an alternative to the bachelor's degree • Preferred: Master's degree • Preferred: Professional certification such as CPSM, CSCP, CPIM, CIPS, Six Sigma, Lean, ACE, or equivalent • Preferred: Experience using Coupa • Preferred: Advanced Power BI experience • Preferred: Experience leading global aerospace commodity strategies, supplier consolidation, supply-base resilience, and strategic sourcing integration • Preferred: Knowledge of REACH, RoHS, conflict minerals, and related customer requirements

🏖️ Benefits

• Travel of 20-40% may be required • Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities • Reasonable accommodation available for applicants with disabilities