Commodity Manager in Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Our client, a leading organisation in the aerospace industry, is seeking a highly skilled Commodity Manager to join their dynamic team in Wolverhampton. This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead and coordinate supply chain activities across multiple concurrent projects. This position is perfect for those looking to make a significant impact in a fast-paced environment.

Summary:

• Start date: January 2027
• Duration: 6 months with potential for longer
• Location: Wolverhampton
• Pay Rate: £28.60 per hour
• Hours: 37 per week Monday to Friday all onsite

Role Purpose:
As a Commodity Manager, the successful candidate will take charge of transferring supply chain activities, ensuring each project is delivered safely, on time, and in compliance with aerospace quality standards. This role requires a proactive individual who can provide clear and regular reporting on status, risks, and progress to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities:

Transfer Delivery:

• Manage multiple supply chain transfer projects from initiation to closure.
• Apply the internal transfer process consistently across all projects.
• Build and maintain detailed transfer plans covering scope, milestones, dependencies, resources, and budget.
• Coordinate the transfer of supplier relationships, purchase agreements, part numbers, tooling, and technical data packages.
• Ensure first article inspection (FAI), qualification, and approval activities are completed before production release.
• Manage inventory and work in progress to prevent supply disruptions during transitions.
  

Cross-Functional Resource Management:

• Identify and engage necessary business support resources across engineering, quality, procurement, and more.
• Assign, track, and chase actions across functions, ensuring clarity in ownership and deadlines.
• Act as a single point of coordination between internal teams, customers, and suppliers.

Reporting and Governance:

• Produce regular status reports on progress, risks, and financial impact.
• Present updates to senior leadership and steering groups.
• Maintain accurate project trackers, risk registers, and lessons learned logs.
  

Risk, Quality, and Compliance:

• Identify and mitigate risks related to supply continuity, quality, cost, and schedule.
  Ensure compliance with aerospace standards and customer requirements.
  

Continuous Improvement:

• Capture lessons learned and recommend improvements to processes and tools.
  

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Proven experience managing supply chain, product, or manufacturing transfers in aerospace or regulated industries.
• Ability to run multiple projects in parallel with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Proficient in project planning tools, ERP systems (e.g., SAP), and Microsoft Office.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Project management or supply chain qualifications (PMP, CIPS, etc.).
• Knowledge of lean methods and experience with customer-facing programme reviews.

Key Competencies:

• Organised and detail-focused with strong prioritisation skills.
• Proactive and self-directed, thriving in a contract work environment.
• Clear communicator, comfortable escalating issues early.

Measures of Success:

• Timely, budget-compliant transfers with no supply disruptions.
• Accurate and trusted status reporting.
• Effective cross-functional resource management.

If you are an adaptable and resilient professional looking to make a real difference in the aerospace sector, this is the role for you! Don't miss out on this fantastic opportunity to contribute to exciting projects with our client. Apply today!

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