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Commodity Manager 📍 Cambourne, UK | 🕒 37 Hours per Week Carl Zeiss Microscopy is seeking an experienced Commodity Manager to join its Supply Chain team in Cambourne. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a global organisation renowned for its high-technology systems and innovation. The successful candidate will be responsible for managing a dedicated commodity area and developing global procurement strategies across multiple ZEISS sites in the UK and Germany. This role plays a key part in ensuring supply security, managing supplier relationships, and supporting the delivery of complex, high-technology products. The Role As a Commodity Manager, you will work closely with colleagues across Supply Chain, R&D, NPI and Production to manage supplier performance, drive innovation and ensure the resilience of the supply chain. Key Responsibilities Develop and implement cross-site commodity strategies across ZEISS locations in the UK and Germany Conduct global procurement market analysis and identify suitable suppliers Select, qualify and manage suppliers in collaboration with production teams Ensure supply security by monitoring risks and maintaining a resilient supply chain Identify and onboard new suppliers to drive innovation and competitiveness Lead contract negotiations with national and international suppliers Manage pricing benchmarks and cost negotiations to achieve savings targets Collaborate with operational purchasing, strategic purchasing and NPI teams Support the development of standardised supply chain processes, KPIs and IT tools About You We are looking for a commercially minded professional with strong analytical and negotiation skills who thrives in a collaborative, international environment. Essential Skills & Experience Strong technical knowledge within your assigned commodity area Experience working with complex or high-technology products Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills Strong negotiation skills, including experience with international contracts Analytical and structured approach to problem solving Ability to develop and implement innovative supply chain solutions Proficiency with SAP (particularly MM modules) and Microsoft Office Ability to manage and analyse large data sets and present key insights Qualifications 5 years’ experience in international supply chain management or procurement Degree in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience) Fluent English (German language skills are advantageous) Additional Information 📍 Location: ZEISS House, Cambourne, UK ✈ Travel: Occasional travel to Germany and supplier locations (up to 20%) 🕒 Hours: 37 hours per week 💰 Salary: Competitive Salary 🎁 Benefits: Standard ZEISS Ltd benefits package including discretionary annual bonus Your ZEISS Recruiting Team: Abigail Hannaby, Charlotte Marriage, Farzana Rahman, Kate Benyon, Natarlee Lawrence, Suya Rolph Step out of your comfort zone, excel and redefine the limits of what is possible. That’s just what our employees are doing every single day – in order to set the pace through our innovations and enable outstanding achievements. After all, behind every successful company are many great fascinating people. In a spacious modern setting full of opportunities for further development, ZEISS employees work in a place where expert knowledge and team spirit reign supreme. All of this is supported by a special ownership structure and the long-term goal of the Carl Zeiss Foundation: to bring science and society into the future together. Join us today. Inspire people tomorrow. Diversity is a part of ZEISS. We look forward to receiving your application regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, philosophy of life, disability, age, sexual orientation or identity. Apply now! It takes less than 10 minutes.