Sourcing and Supply Chain Director

Team Leadership: Manage and mentor a team of buyers, and procurement professionals, fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and accountability.

Budget and Cost Control: Oversee budgets related to Product, analyse spend, and implement cost-saving initiatives while ensuring quality and compliance.

Risk Management: Identify and mitigate risks associated with supply chain disruptions, market volatility, and regulatory changes.

Compliance: Ensure all Product-related activities adhere to legal, ethical, and company standards, including sustainability and corporate social responsibility objectives.

Collaboration: Work closely with internal teams such as logistics, finance, and marketing to align procurement and trading activities with broader organisational goals.

Performance Measurement: Set and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for the procurement and trading teams, using data analytics to assess effectiveness and drive continuous improvement.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

Educational Background: A bachelor's degree in business, supply chain management a master's degree or professional certification MCIPS is advantageous.

Industry Experience: Substantial experience (typically 8-15 years) in procurement or supply chain, including prior management responsibility.

Sector Experience: Direct experience in Heating and/or bathroom product is highly desirable. Alternatively, experience is a closely related sector such as furniture, ceramics or glass would be advantageous.

Negotiation and Influencing: Exceptional negotiation skills, with the ability to close complex deals and build consensus among diverse stakeholders.

Analytical Acumen: Strong ability to interpret market data, conduct supplier assessments, and make strategic decisions based on quantitative and qualitative analysis.

Leadership & People Management: Proven experience in leading teams, developing talent, and inspiring high performance.

Change Management: Proven experience in reshaping Product teams to drive more commercially focussed activity and changing processes and systems to deliver greater efficiency.

Commercial Awareness: Deep understanding of the market, supply chain dynamics, and the regulatory environment relevant to the industry.

Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills for negotiations, presentations, and stakeholder engagement.

Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, balancing short-term tactical requirements with long-term strategic goals.

Technological Proficiency: Familiarity with procurement and trading platforms, ERP systems, and data analytics tools.

Ethics and Integrity: Commitment to ethical buying and trading practices, with a dedication to sustainability and corporate responsibility.

Working Patterns: While this will be a hybrid role, it is anticipated that given the close working relationships with Warehouse Operations, QA and Marketing plus the need to grow and develop the team, a minimum of 3 days per week in the office will be expected.