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Sourcing Specialist – Polymers & Advanced Manufacturing LOCATION: Aylesford, Kent, Office based WORKING HOURS: 8.00am – 4.30pm CONTRACT: Full-time, Permanent Join Our Team We're looking for a Sourcing Specialist to join our growing team at Pineapple. This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an award-winning business where you'll play an important role in supporting our continued success. If you're passionate about delivering great results, enjoy working collaboratively and are looking for a company that genuinely values its people, we'd love to hear from you. What We’re Looking for We’re looking for an experienced sourcing professional with strong knowledge of polymers and manufacturing processes. You’ll have experience working with suppliers, evaluating manufacturing capabilities and sourcing materials or components within a manufacturing environment. You’ll be commercially minded, technically curious and confident working with suppliers and cross-functional teams. Experience in polymer manufacturing, NPD, product development or a related industry would be highly desirable. Most importantly, you’ll be a practical problem-solver who enjoys finding new suppliers, exploring manufacturing solutions and turning product concepts into commercially viable products. Identify, evaluate and onboard suppliers to support new product development and manufacturing requirements. Source polymer materials, moulded components and finished products for new and existing ranges. Develop strong supplier relationships to drive innovation, quality, cost reduction and sustainability. Assess supplier capabilities, manufacturing processes, technical expertise, quality systems and capacity. Work closely with Materials, Design, Engineering and NPD teams to identify manufacturing solutions for new products. Lead supplier RFQs, capability assessments, sample reviews, commercial evaluations and negotiations. Review supplier technical information and test evidence, identifying gaps, risks and areas requiring clarification. Support tooling, prototyping, development and industrialisation activities through to product launch. Identify emerging manufacturing technologies, processes and materials that could benefit Pineapple. Coordinate supplier visits, audits, development meetings and technical reviews. Build and maintain a strong supplier pipeline across polymers and processes including rotational moulding, injection moulding, blow moulding and extrusion. Manage multiple sourcing and supplier-development projects, ensuring key milestones, risks and deadlines are effectively communicated and delivered. Any other ad hoc duties as required by the business. What success looks like You’ll build a strong supplier network, identify innovative manufacturing solutions and help bring new products to market on time, at the right quality and cost.