Purpose Statement: Developing and executing optimal Procurement & Sourcing strategies through the selection, development and management of supplier relationships. Drive procurement/supplier initiatives to meet overall supply requirements whilst implementing sustainable cost reduction & service improvements
Job Responsibilities: Develop and lead the implemented of Procurement & Sourcing Strategies, resulting in a strong supply base that continuously creates a sustainable competitive advantage.Develop Annual Sourcing Business Plans that will reflect year-over-year cost reductions, quality enhancements and overall continuous improvement.Provides strategic influence while building value-adding relationships with key suppliers and internal customer groups by applying advanced knowledge of purchasing principles, practices, tools and technology.Develop, implement and manage processes for supply-related problem resolution.Is instrumental in the development of all Commodity Strategies for the Galway site.Identifies and works closely with Vendor Engineering, Buyers, and Procurement Manager, Global Sourcing and individuals from other divisions/plants to identifying and executing Cost Reduction opportunities.Optimize the sourcing and procurement processes. They will benchmark best practices externally & internally and apply Lean concepts, supported by analytics, to design and implement optimally effective processes.Reviews, assesses and maintains a base line costing model for the key spend items in each commodity that is aligned with the strategic direction of the function or commodity and continually identifies and refreshes the model based on market dynamics.Supports the creation, approval, and implementation of new company-wide policies. Works with Management to implement trending, monitoring and enforcement mechanisms.Identifies, implements, and supports enabling technologies throughout the entire requisition to payment process.Job Requirements: Candidates require to process at least bachelor's degree in supply chain or related field.At least 8 years' experience in direct / indirect buyer.Candidate with logistics background will be preferable.Experience in project and Change Management.Candidate has experience in ESG will be preferable.Skill: SAP, Excel, PowerPoint, attention to details, problem solving skill, negotiation skill, able to organize and present data/information to influence decision making, primarily to internal audiences.