Purchasing Manager

Our Client in the Monaghan area have a requirement for a Purchasing Manager to join their team on a permanent basis. Call Conor O’Hagan for more details

Excellent Salary available depending on experience

The Role:

The Purchasing is responsible for developing and executing purchasing strategies, tracking metrics to reduce expenses, negotiating deals, and managing vendors / suppliers. They will also drive sustainability initiatives in-house as well as with suppliers.

You will be responsible for the following areas and activities:

 

• Developing, leading and executing purchasing strategies
• Tracking and reporting KPIs in order to reduce expenses, improve effectiveness and mitigate risks.
• Crafting negotiation strategies and closing deals with optimal terms for AMF and RM
• Forecast key prices and market trends to identify changes of balance in buyer-supplier power.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis and benchmarking.
• Source and partner with reliable vendors / suppliers.
• Monitor and forecast upcoming levels of demand.
• Coordination of Origin Green sustainability programme within the business
• Keep up to date with current Irish/EU packaging legislation.
• Liaise with packaging suppliers on sustainability.
• Maintain Valpak portal
• Submit biannually to Repak
• Lead and inspire a team that consists of Goods Inwards personnel and a Stock Controller

 

The Person:

It is anticipated that the successful candidate will come from a similar background and will be looking for the next challenge in their career. Self-starting and motivated, applicants will also need to satisfy the following:

 

Criteria:

• Proven experience in a similar role
• Experience of managing a team.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management
• Interest in market dynamics along with business sense (retail a must)
• Good control of negotiations and networking
• Great ability to gather and analyse data, working well with figures, especially in an MS Excel environment.

• Excellent project management and strong organisational skills and a proven ability to balance multiple projects and competing priorities.

• Solid judgment along with decision making skills.
• BS degree in supply chain management, logistics or procurement preferred

 

 

The Package:

• Excellent salary available (depending on experience)
• Excellent progression opportunities
• Potential for Hybrid working

 

For further information, and to apply for this Procurement specialist position or other engineering opportunities , please contact Conor O’Hagan or visit our Website.

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