About us:
We’re looking for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our Power System Procurement team, specialising in power cord sourcing GCM Role. Collaborating with internal stakeholders, CM/JDM manufacturing partners, and external suppliers, you’ll drive best-in-class supplier performance, position critical materials for supply assurance, and enable our product launch schedules. The role is central for building and executing robust Commodity Strategies for power cord.
About the role:
As a Global Commodity Manager you’ll:
· Own the commercial responsibility for the power cord commodity—total control of sourcing, cost, supplier quality, and delivery across new and existing projects.
· Engage collaboratively with Procurement Engineering, RDD, and project managers to develop, qualify, and ramp supply chains that deliver on cost, quality, and performance metrics.
· Lead dual-source initiatives—partner with engineering and JDM/CPM teams to qualify alternative suppliers and components to reduce risk and drive cost efficiency.
· Coordinate power cord part qualification for alternative sources and design changes, closely following up to mitigate supply bottlenecks and manage cost-down activities.
· Build and implement commodity strategies by working with category managers and engineering on specific power cord requirements for each product category.
· Manage material readiness—monitor and coordinate with suppliers and partners to ensure power cord and component availability lines up with project milestones.
· Screen global power cord manufacturers and JDMs/CM for capability, competitiveness, and fit with Dyson’s requirements. Lead supplier selection, negotiations, and allocation.
· Drive complex negotiations—achieve best cost, quality, and adaptability outcomes for Dyson, whether dealing with CM/JDMs or other suppliers.
· Support rapid demand change management—work with supply chain teams on expedited power cord allocations and critical priorities.
· Coordinate exposure management—support operations and contract manufacturers to minimise obsolete or excess power cord materials through smart scheduling, cancellation, and rescheduling.
· Assist RDD and engineering in power cord evaluation and validation builds—lead supplier support for prototypes, pilot runs, and ramp-ups.
· Lead BOM analysis and price control—break down power cords by component, review costs, and manage price variance.
· Support BOM and AVL management—work with category managers to scrub BOMs, guide longevity decisions, and steer AVL use.
· Drive risk assessment and mitigation—work with category managers to spot risk components and develop power cord supply solutions.
About you:
· Bachelor’s degree in economics, engineering, or related field
· Credentials in procurement and/or supply chain
· Experience in Commodity management, especially in power cord sourcing
· Proven record of defining and executing commodity strategies
· Strong supplier performance and risk management skills
· Expert negotiator—comfortable in both monopolistic and competitive environments
· Excellent communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management abilities
· Ability to work independently with drive and initiative
· Project management experience is a bonus
· Proficient with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, or similar analytics tools
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.
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