Global Commodity Director - Castings, Forgings & Foundry Development
Remote International Travel Required
£85,000 - £100,000 + Bonus + Executive Benefits
We are partnering with a leading industrial manufacturing organisation to appoint a strategic and commercially driven Global Commodity Director to lead international sourcing activities across castings, forgings, foundries, and heavy metal components.
This is a high-impact global role focused on developing a resilient international supply network, with particular emphasis on foundry capability across South America, Asia and other developing manufacturing regions.
The successful candidate will play a key role in identifying, developing, and managing strategic foundry partnerships, including evaluating opportunities for joint ventures, supplier investment, acquisitions, and long-term manufacturing alliances.
This position can be fully remote, with international travel as required.
Key Responsibilities
Global Commodity & Supply Strategy
- Develop and execute the global sourcing strategy for castings, forgings, and heavy industrial components.
- Drive cost optimisation, supply chain resilience, quality improvement, and continuity of supply.
- Provide strategic market intelligence across global foundry and metals markets, particularly within emerging economies.
- Support long-term manufacturing and regional growth strategies.
Foundry & Emerging Market Development
- Identify and develop foundry partners across South America and other developing manufacturing regions.
- Evaluate opportunities for:
- Joint ventures
- Supplier investment and development
- Strategic manufacturing partnerships
- Potential M&A activity
- Build strong relationships with international suppliers and manufacturing partners.
- Lead supplier capability improvement initiatives across quality, technical performance, and production capacity.
Commercial & Technical Leadership
- Lead complex negotiations, commercial agreements, and cost analysis activities.
- Partner with engineering and operations teams to drive:
- Design-for-manufacture
- Material optimisation
- Process improvement
- Value engineering
Risk & Stakeholder Management
- Monitor geopolitical, commodity, and market risks impacting global supply chains.
- Ensure suppliers meet quality, sustainability, and compliance standards.
- Act as a senior stakeholder across global procurement, operations, and executive leadership teams.
About You
You will bring strong international sourcing and commodity leadership experience within heavy industrial or manufacturing environments.
Key experience includes:
- Expertise in castings, forgings, foundries, and heavy metal manufacturing.
- Proven experience working with foundries in South America, Asia and other emerging markets.
- Experience developing strategic supplier partnerships, joint ventures, or manufacturing alliances.
- M&A exposure or experience supporting acquisition and investment activities would be highly beneficial.
- Strong commercial negotiation and stakeholder management capability.
- Strategic mindset with excellent market awareness and analytical skills.
- Ability to operate effectively across international and multicultural environments.
What's On Offer
- Competitive executive salary and bonus
- Fully remote working
- International travel and global exposure
- Opportunity to shape a critical global commodity and foundry strategy
- Significant influence across international operations and future growth initiatives