Purchasing Manager – Global Sourcing & Strategy
SKILLS
FULL DESCRIPTION
Purchasing Manager – Global Sourcing & Strategy
Swindon | £50,000 – £65,000 + Benefits + Career Progression
Ready to step into a role where *you* set the strategy, shape supplier partnerships, and influence global decisions?
Purchasing Manager – Global Sourcing & Strategy
Swindon | £50,000 – £65,000 + Benefits + Career Progression
---
**Ready to step into a role where *you* set the strategy, shape supplier partnerships, and influence global decisions?**
This is your chance to take full ownership of a purchasing function with a respected UK manufacturer supplying OE-quality automotive components to over 70 countries.
If you’re looking for more responsibility, more impact, and more visibility — this role gives you a platform to lead, make change happen, and grow your career in a commercially essential position.
---
What’s in it for You
This role gives you:
- Strategic influence – you won’t just follow process; you’ll shape the whole sourcing strategy.
- Global exposure – build partnerships with suppliers across *Europe and Asia*, strengthening your international purchasing credentials.
- A bigger commercial voice – you’ll work directly with senior leadership, influencing decisions that drive profitability.
- Career growth – ideal for someone ready to step up into a broader, more senior purchasing role.
- Autonomy and trust – freedom to manage your own suppliers, negotiations, and approach.
If you want a role where you *own* the function rather than support it, this is it.
---
What You’ll Be Doing (and Why It Matters)
Rather than just processing orders, you’ll be:
- Shaping the global sourcing strategy — giving you real commercial influence.
- Leading supplier negotiations — strengthening your leadership and commercial presence.
- Developing long-term supplier relationships across Europe and Asia — enhancing your global network.
- Driving new product sourcing and supplier onboarding — playing a direct role in innovation and product launches.
- Improving purchasing performance and processes — leaving your stamp on a growing, forward-thinking organisation.
Every action you take will directly impact quality, cost, and delivery performance — giving you clear, visible results.
---
What You’ll Bring
You’ll thrive here if you’re someone who:
- Has experience in purchasing or supply chain within manufacturing, engineering, or automotive.
- Enjoys negotiating, influencing, and building supplier relationships.
- Can interpret technical drawings/specifications (or is comfortable learning).
- Wants strategic responsibility, not just transactional purchasing.
- Is commercially sharp, analytical, and confident engaging at all levels.
---
The Package
- £50,000 – £65,000 salary depending on experience
- Bonus potential
- Strong benefits package
- Supportive, collaborative work environment
- Long-term development and leadership progression
---
About the Company
Our client is a long-standing UK-based manufacturer supplying OE-quality automotive components to a global customer base.
Known for engineering expertise, technical innovation, and trusted partnerships, they continue to grow internationally and invest in their people.
---
JSL Solutions – Recruitment... The Right Way.
Specialists in:
- Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment
- Sales & Marketing Recruitment
- Senior Appointments & Executive Search
[Back to Jobs](https://www.jsl-solutions.com/vacancies)
Ref #: JSL1125006
Location: Swindon
Salary: £50,000 - £65,000
Sector: Automotive Aftermarket Industrial & Engineering Senior Appointments & Executive Search
Type: Permanent
Purchasing Manager – Global Sourcing & Strategy
Swindon | £50,000 – £65,000 + Benefits + Career Progression
---
**Ready to step into a role where *you* set the strategy, shape supplier partnerships, and influence global decisions?**
This is your chance to take full ownership of a purchasing function with a respected UK manufacturer supplying OE-quality automotive components to over 70 countries.
If you’re looking for more responsibility, more impact, and more visibility — this role gives you a platform to lead, make change happen, and grow your career in a commercially essential position.
---
What’s in it for You
This role gives you:
- Strategic influence – you won’t just follow process; you’ll shape the whole sourcing strategy.
- Global exposure – build partnerships with suppliers across *Europe and Asia*, strengthening your international purchasing credentials.
- A bigger commercial voice – you’ll work directly with senior leadership, influencing decisions that drive profitability.
- Career growth – ideal for someone ready to step up into a broader, more senior purchasing role.
- Autonomy and trust – freedom to manage your own suppliers, negotiations, and approach.
If you want a role where you *own* the function rather than support it, this is it.
---
What You’ll Be Doing (and Why It Matters)
Rather than just processing orders, you’ll be:
- Shaping the global sourcing strategy — giving you real commercial influence.
- Leading supplier negotiations — strengthening your leadership and commercial presence.
- Developing long-term supplier relationships across Europe and Asia — enhancing your global network.
- Driving new product sourcing and supplier onboarding — playing a direct role in innovation and product launches.
- Improving purchasing performance and processes — leaving your stamp on a growing, forward-thinking organisation.
Every action you take will directly impact quality, cost, and delivery performance — giving you clear, visible results.
---
What You’ll Bring
You’ll thrive here if you’re someone who:
- Has experience in purchasing or supply chain within manufacturing, engineering, or automotive.
- Enjoys negotiating, influencing, and building supplier relationships.
- Can interpret technical drawings/specifications (or is comfortable learning).
- Wants strategic responsibility, not just transactional purchasing.
- Is commercially sharp, analytical, and confident engaging at all levels.
---
The Package
- £50,000 – £65,000 salary depending on experience
- Bonus potential
- Strong benefits package
- Supportive, collaborative work environment
- Long-term development and leadership progression
---
About the Company
Our client is a long-standing UK-based manufacturer supplying OE-quality automotive components to a global customer base.
Known for engineering expertise, technical innovation, and trusted partnerships, they continue to grow internationally and invest in their people.
---
JSL Solutions – Recruitment... The Right Way.
Specialists in:
- Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment
- Sales & Marketing Recruitment
- Senior Appointments & Executive Search
[Back to Jobs](https://www.jsl-solutions.com/vacancies)