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Global Commodity Senior Buyer

Bristol | On-site | Up to £60,000 + Strong Benefits Package

Aerospace/defence/civil

Shape global supply chains. Influence strategy. Help build the future of aerospace.

This is an opportunity for an experienced procurement professional to step into a high-impact Global Commodity Senior Buyer position within a technically advanced aerospace manufacturing environment.

You'll take ownership of significant strategic spend across Machining, Fabrications and Special Processes, working across a complex international supply chain and partnering with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver measurable commercial value.

The procurement function has responsibility for more than £100m of expenditure, this is a role where your procurement expertise, commercial judgement, and ability to influence will genuinely make a difference.

The Opportunity

As Global Commodity Senior Buyer, you'll help shape and execute commodity strategies across multiple sites, ensuring the supply chain can support both current operations and future business growth.

You'll combine strategic procurement, supplier management, commercial negotiation, and category expertise, working closely with engineering, operations, finance, and other key stakeholders.

This is not simply a buying role. You'll be expected to understand the market, challenge existing thinking, identify opportunities and turn strategy into tangible results.

What you'll be doing

• Develop and execute commodity strategies that maximise value and support business objectives.
• Manage significant spend across Machining, Fabrications and Special Processes.
• Analyse expenditure, cost drivers, and supply markets to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead strategic sourcing activity across multiple sites and business areas.
• Develop and negotiate commercial agreements and contracts with key suppliers.
• Build strong relationships with strategic suppliers while maintaining appropriate commercial leverage.
• Segment and manage the supplier base according to business requirements and strategic importance.
• Establish effective supplier governance and performance management frameworks.
• Drive measurable cost savings, value creation, and commercial improvements.
• Ensure contracts and sourcing strategies are effectively implemented across the business.
• Work closely with internal stakeholders to understand current and future programme requirements.
• Support new business and growth opportunities by developing capable, competitive supply chains.
• Support major bids and programmes where significant commodity requirements exist.
• Monitor supplier performance across cost, quality, delivery, and contractual compliance.
• Use market intelligence and supplier insight to continuously improve category strategies.

What we're looking for

We're looking for a procurement professional who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on, delivery-focused approach.

You'll ideally have:

• Around 5+ years' experience in strategic sourcing and procurement.
• Strong experience managing significant, multi-million-pound spend.
• Knowledge of relevant manufacturing categories, ideally including machining, fabrication, or special processes.
• A proven track record of delivering measurable procurement savings and commercial value.
• Strong strategic sourcing and category management capability.
• Experience negotiating contracts and managing supplier relationships.
• Excellent commercial awareness and the ability to identify opportunities beyond straightforward cost reduction.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• The confidence to influence across a complex, multi-site organisation.
• A pragmatic approach and the determination to turn strategy into results.
• Experience within aerospace, advanced engineering or another technically complex manufacturing environment would be highly advantageous.
• CIPS or a relevant degree/professional qualification would be desirable.

Why join?

This is a chance to join an organisation operating at the cutting edge of aerospace manufacturing, where procurement is genuinely viewed as a strategic function.

You'll have the opportunity to work with sophisticated supply chains, major international suppliers and technically demanding categories while playing a direct role in improving competitiveness and supporting future growth.

The package

• Salary up to £60,000, depending on experience
• Annual bonus
• Industry-leading pension
• 25 days' holiday + bank holidays
• Plus, numerous fringe benefits

Excellent long-term career progression

Ready to take your procurement career to the next level?

If you're an ambitious procurement professional who wants to take ownership of major categories, influence supply chain strategy and deliver meaningful commercial results, this could be your next move.

Join a business where procurement has a seat at the table and where your decisions can help shape the future of aerospace.

Important Information

This role is fully site-based in Bristol.

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

The successful candidate will also be required to obtain and maintain BPSS security clearance as part of the recruitment process.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

Executive Assistant

Reference: 37575798 

Umbrella Rate: £23.69/hr (Inside IR35)

Contract Length: 12 months

Kick-start your next step in office administration with a role that makes a real difference every day. If you’re organised, confident with documentation, and enjoy keeping busy executives moving smoothly, this Executive Assistant position is a fantastic opportunity in the administration support industry. The Executive Assistant role offers confirmed work that is in scope of IR35 and delivers a clear, structured environment where your contribution is genuinely valued.

What You Will Do:

• Support an executive or a small team of executives with day-to-day office coordination as an Executive Assistant.
• Prepare, edit, proof, format, and produce professional documents, ensuring accuracy and attention to detail.
• Manage diaries, coordinate meetings, and arrange travel logistics with pace and professionalism.
• Handle inbound telephone messages and ensure timely, appropriate relaying of information.
• Obtain and organise information for conferences, speeches, and reports when requested.
• Maintain confidentiality while handling business and personnel information as expected from a trusted Executive Assistant.

What You Will Bring:

• Experience in an Executive Assistant / Personal Assistant role, with strong administrative capability and proven experience supporting schedules, correspondence, and documents.
• Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to edit and proof accurately.
• Organisational skills that help you prioritise workload and keep multiple tasks on track as an Executive Assistant.
• Confident handling of confidential information and professional communication with internal and external stakeholders.
• A practical, problem-solving mindset, explaining processes clearly and following established policies and practices.

This Executive Assistant role helps this company deliver smooth, efficient internal operations by keeping executive priorities organised and ensuring key information is ready when it matters. In an administration-focused setting, your ability to manage documents, scheduling, and communication supports faster decision-making and consistent service across daily activity. You’ll also benefit from a closely supervised working style, which means support is available and expectations are clear from the outset.

Location:

The Executive Assistant role is based in Solihull, supporting the administration team.

Interested?

If you’re excited by a fast-moving, rewarding Executive Assistant position and you’d like to make an immediate impact, apply today and take the next step in your administrative career.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.

If you are an experienced B2B sales professional who enjoys winning new business, developing customer relationships and selling technical solutions, this could be a great opportunity to take ownership of a South UK territory.

We are looking for an Area Sales Manager to cover the South of England, from Northampton downwards. This is a field based role where you will be responsible for growing sales across a strong industrial customer base, developing existing accounts and identifying new business opportunities.

You will need to come from a capital equipment, systems or technical solutions sales environment. This could be experience selling industrial equipment, machinery, engineering systems, production equipment, automation or other project based solutions into manufacturing businesses.

The role is approximately 60% new business development and 40% account management, so you will need to be comfortable proactively identifying opportunities as well as building long term relationships with existing customers.

What you will be doing

You will take ownership of the South UK territory, working with manufacturing and industrial customers to understand their processes, identify challenges and recommend the right technical solution.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing new business across the South UK

• Managing and growing existing customer accounts

• Responding to and converting inbound sales enquiries

• Identifying new applications, markets and target customers

• Carrying out customer site visits and surveys

• Understanding manufacturing processes and customer requirements

• Developing technically appropriate solutions and commercial proposals

• Managing sales opportunities from initial enquiry through to project handover

• Maintaining an accurate CRM sales pipeline and providing reliable forecasts

• Working closely with Engineering, Projects and Service teams to ensure successful project delivery

• Monitoring competitors and identifying new market opportunities

• Attending exhibitions and industry events

What we are looking for

We are looking for someone with a proven track record in industrial B2B sales, ideally within a capital equipment, machinery, systems or technical solutions environment.

You will ideally have experience of:

• Selling capital equipment or engineered systems

• Working with manufacturing or industrial customers

• Managing technical sales projects

• Winning new business and developing existing accounts

• Conducting customer site visits and understanding operational requirements

• Working towards sales and gross margin targets

• Managing a sales pipeline and forecasting accurately

What is important is that you are commercially driven, technically minded and confident selling a solution rather than simply a product.

You will be comfortable having conversations with manufacturing businesses, asking the right questions and understanding how their processes work before recommending a solution.

The person

You will be a self motivated and organised sales professional who enjoys working autonomously and taking ownership of a territory.

You will have excellent communication skills and be confident building relationships with customers at different levels. You will also need to be collaborative, working closely with internal Engineering, Projects and Service teams to make sure customers receive the right solution and a smooth project handover.

A positive attitude, strong customer focus and willingness to continually learn are important. You will represent the business in front of customers, so professionalism and attention to detail are essential.

What you can expect

• Salary up to £60k per annum

• Bonus 

• Company Car or car allowance 

• Early Friday finish 

• Tailored Personal Development Plan

• Enhanced pension support when you contribute above the minimum

• Additional holiday purchase scheme

• Opportunities for personal and professional development

This is a great opportunity for an Area Sales Manager, Regional Sales Manager, Technical Sales Manager or Business Development Manager with capital equipment or systems sales experience to take ownership of a key South UK territory and play a major role in its continued growth.

If you have experience selling technical solutions into manufacturing and enjoy a role that combines new business development, account management, consultative sales and technical project sales, we would be keen to hear from you.

Your CV will be forwarded to Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading engineering and manufacturing recruitment consultancy established in 1978. The services advertised by Jonathan Lee Recruitment are those of an Employment Agency.
In order for your CV to be processed effectively, please ensure your name, email address, phone number and location (post code OR town OR county, as a minimum) are included.