Outsourced Procurement Manager

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7 Locations
In-Office or Remote
Senior level
Appliances • Manufacturing
The Role
Manage commercial contracts, cost and claim negotiations with Tier 1 contract manufacturers. Serve as primary liaison between Dyson and suppliers, drive cost savings, lead contract negotiations, resolve stakeholder issues, coach junior team members, and coordinate cross-functional teams to meet deadlines and commercial objectives.
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About us

The Global Outsourced Procurement team manage and develop our Manufacturing Partners from contractual perspective with engagement and support from cross-functional teams and key stakeholders.

About the role

The Outsourced Procurement Manager will manage all commercial contracts, cost and claim negotiations with Tier 1 suppliers while working with cross functional teams to ensure smooth operations with our manufacturing partners

  • Key liaison and PIC (person in charge) to manage the relationship between Dyson and the assigned suppliers (contract manufacturers).

  • Manage, communicate, and drive any regular and / or ad hoc tasks with the suppliers (contract manufacturers) and ensure satisfactory objectives are achieved before deadline.

  • Manage, communicate, and drive regular and / or ad-hoc internal meetings and discussions with Operations, Commercial, Finance, Engineering, Project and Technical teams and ensure objectives are achieved that are in line with Dyson’s best interests.

  • Review, respond and resolve any inquiries and tasks from both internal or external stakeholders in a timely and satisfactory manner.

  • Proactively provide strategic advice to the management team so proper business and operational decisions can be made.

  • Provide guidance and leadership to both internal and external parties in achieving targets related to Dyson Commercial.

  • Coach junior members of the team.

Key deliverables

  • Driving cost negotiations on product cost, cost savings per contract, cost optimizations, and able to deliver a good result of cost savings vs targets.

  • Driving commercial contract negotiations, revisions for new Tier 1 suppliers as well as existing suppliers.

  • Tasks, issues, claims, communications are completed within the given timeframe, while achieving the objectives.

  • Ability to work in a fast pace ever changing environment to deliver optimal solutions at prescribed time frame.

  • Demonstrated leadership by providing meaningful resolutions, foresee potential issues and guide both internal and external parties in resolving these issues.

  • Management of both external and internal relationships, being the first point of escalation on tier 1 supplier management from cross-functional teams.

  • Team player that has no lines drawn and willingness to go above and beyond your scope of work.

  • People Developer, at Dyson we believe that everyone is a key component in the team, and we continue to develop people even as we deliver programs.

About you
  • Degree in Engineering with at least 7 years’ experience within the procurement function

  • Strong commercial background within a Manufacturing/ Engineering environment

  • Experienced in dealing with EMS, CM vendors

  • Strong understanding and experience of Global procurement & legal regulations

  • Excellent communicator; able to present update and challengers in a clear and concise manner. In a spoken, written, and presentation setting

  • Excellent problem-solving skills that could be applied is various settings

  • Capable in planning and project management

  • Strong business acumen, advance data analytics skills

  • Comfortable with a fast-paced and intellectually challenging work environment, being resilient and able to handle pressure

Benefits

Dyson monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and bonuses. Beyond that, you’ll enjoy a transport allowance and comprehensive medical care and insurance. But financial benefits are just the start of a Dyson career. Professional growth, leadership development and new opportunities abound, driven by regular reviews and dynamic workshops. And with a vibrant culture, the latest devices and a relaxed dress code reflecting our engineering spirit, it’s an exciting team environment geared to fuelling and realising ambition. #LI-AK

Dyson is an equal opportunity employer. We know that great minds don’t think alike, and it takes all kinds of minds to make our technology so unique. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other any other dimension of diversity.

Skills Required

  • Degree in Engineering
  • At least 7 years' experience within the procurement function
  • Strong commercial background within a Manufacturing/Engineering environment
  • Experience dealing with EMS and CM vendors
  • Strong understanding and experience of global procurement and legal regulations
  • Excellent communication skills (written, spoken, presentation)
  • Strong problem-solving skills
  • Capable in planning and project management
  • Strong business acumen and advanced data analytics skills

Dyson Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Dyson and has not been reviewed or approved by Dyson.

  • Healthcare Strength Medical, dental, and vision offerings are broad, paired with company‑paid life and disability coverage, plus EAP, backup care, and wellness incentives. Employer‑funded healthcare dollars and premium‑discount or Lifestyle Spending Account options further enhance coverage value.
  • Retirement Support A 401(k) with a company match is consistently advertised on U.S. postings. This provides predictable retirement support across roles.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing programs, commuter benefits, and notable product discounts supplement core coverage. Wellness incentives and a Lifestyle Spending Account expand lifestyle support beyond medical plans.

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The Company
Chicago, Illinois
13,356 Employees
Year Founded: 1993

What We Do

At Dyson we are focused on solving the problems that others have ignored; solving them first using our technology and ingenuity. In order to achieve this we need to pioneer technologies that are different and authentic. This is the core of what we do and who we are. We must strive to create the future, every single day by developing new things, different things, things that go against the grain with a diverse and global team of ingenious minds. Dyson employs over 14,000 people and is present in more than 80 countries. And while we are growing fast we want Dyson to remain a start-up in spirit with the freedom of experimentation and learning, constantly reinventing our products as well as reinventing how we work, how we sell and how we support our owners. At the same time we are working through the James Dyson Foundation, James Dyson Award and Dyson Institute to inspire future engineers and pioneering a new approach to engineering education. Underlining everything we do in this diverse environment is the need to always show respect, supporting each other as one team to overcome whatever challenges we encounter. We drive empowerment, development and equality in an inclusive environment for our people around the world. The future doesn’t just happen, we look to make it happen, to achieve leaps through pioneering new ideas

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