Job Title: Commodity Specialist – Electronic Components
Reporting to: Group Sales Director
Location: Head Office, York
Term: Full time, Permanent
Experience Required: Electronic Components
Salary: £35,000-£40,000 + competitive OTE

THE POSITION

We are seeking a Commodity Specialist/Team Leader to oversee the daily operations of our successful excess stock management division, Cyclops XS.
In this role, you will lead a team of three and take ownership of the end-to-end operational performance of both the procurement and sales functions, serving a customer base spanning multiple countries.
Your responsibilities will include managing supplier relationships, driving negotiations, and ensuring the smooth supply and sale of surplus electronic components.

Our core services include:

• Procurement of excess inventory
• Strategic supplier negotiations
• Global supply chain coordination
• Sales of surplus electronic components

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with strong leadership skills, operational experience, and a commercial mindset to make a meaningful impact in a growing international business.
Reporting to the Group Sales Director, the role has both an operations and commercial focus. This role is a great opportunity for a driven, commercially minded person looking for an autonomous role to join a successful family-owned and family-run business at the start of an ambitious growth plan.

Overall responsibilities:

• Day-to-day leadership and development of the XS team
• Identify new business opportunities and market trends in the excess electronic components industry to drive revenue growth
• Manage pricing, taking into consideration our in-house pricing workflow
• Proactively build and manage relationships with existing customers
• Work collaboratively with the sales team to increase sales of excess stock
• Manage the processing of orders, ensure timely deliveries, and provide logistical support to the excess purchasing department
• Manage customer information on in-house CRM
• Monitor, measure and report on customer performance
• Monitor, measure and report on internal performance metrics
• Manage opportunities and time to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets
• Work collaboratively with our in-house marketing team to promote our services to customers
• Follow up on customer service inquiries, including QC/RMA processing, to address customer needs and maintain satisfaction
• Work with the Sales Account Manager to ensure RFQs are returned accurately and punctually

• Day-to-day leadership and development of the XS team
• Identify new business opportunities and market trends in the excess electronic components industry to drive revenue growth
• Manage pricing, taking into consideration our in-house pricing workflow
• Proactively build and manage relationships with existing customers
• Work collaboratively with the sales team to increase sales of excess stock
• Manage the processing of orders, ensure timely deliveries, and provide logistical support to the excess purchasing department
• Manage customer information on in-house CRM
• Monitor, measure and report on customer performance
• Monitor, measure and report on internal performance metrics
• Manage opportunities and time to achieve monthly, quarterly and annual targets
• Work collaboratively with our in-house marketing team to promote our services to customers
• Follow up on customer service inquiries, including QC/RMA processing, to address customer needs and maintain satisfaction
• Work with the Sales Account Manager to ensure RFQs are returned accurately and punctuall