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My Client a leading multinational company is currently seeking a Procurement Specialist for an 18 month contract to be based out of their Cork office.

JOB PURPOSE:

Perform Supplier Management activities, including the sourcing of production and non-production.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE/SKILLS

• Minimum of Bachelor of Business Studies


• Minimum of 2 years relevant experience and ideally 4/5 years experience in a manufacturing


• Environment or equivalent with direct experience in Procurement.


• Experience Dealing with Third Party Vendors on commercial activities.


• Ability to effectively present projects, status, etc.


• Experience in the medical device industry is an advantage


• Strong leadership skills and the ability to make effective decisions.


• Excellent problem solver.


• Excellent communications ability and Project Management skills.


• Strong analytical skills to make quantitative projections/recommendations.


• Takes responsibility to solve problems/drive projects with increasingly ambiguous information


• or possible outcomes.


• Strong MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Access) skills. Able to create documents,


• Strong understanding of MRP systems with SAP experience preferred.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Fostering a culture of compliance by operating within guidelines and procedures and focusing on risk assessment and elimination.


• Aligning Suppliers strategies with Plant & Corporate objectives and targets.


• Assessing Risk in Supply Base and leading mitigation actions.


• Driving down cost with Suppliers.


• Negotiating competitive cost with suppliers.


• Develop and execute measurement tools to accurately gauge supplier performance and communicate results internally and externally as necessary.


• Project managing / assignments /New Product introductions / Continuous improvement /


• Supplier selection / negotiation / contract review/ as assigned.


• Build Quality into all aspects of their work by maintaining compliance to all quality


• requirements

For more information on this role please call Eleanor on 021 2300 302 or send your CV to jobs@brunel.ie