Procurement Manager

Job title:

Procurement Manager

Company

Wallace Myers

Job description

PermanentWicklow€60000 – €85000 per annumThe Role:This is a great opportunity to be involved in a fast growing, varied and interesting role. Reporting to the Managing Director, the role will be focussed on driving the ongoing development of the Procurement Department involving a wide range of products and services spend in category areas such as Raw Materials, Energy, Food Ingredients, Operations and Logistics.The successful candidate will be responsible for collaborating with internal stakeholders, developing optimal sourcing strategies, identifying opportunities for consolidating spend and maximising savings, tendering and contract management and implementing best practice.Key Responsibilities:

• Manage strategic procurement planning across the organisation to achieve an effective value for money service, drive quality and cost savings.
• Manage procurement projects across the organisation ensuring business needs are aligned and spend is managed effectively.

• Delivery of comprehensive record keeping, reporting, and budgeting procedures.
• Implement pipeline tracking and contract management across the business to ensure strong planning.
• Ensure compliance with the organisation’s Procurement Policy and other applicable policies are maintained on an ongoing basis by all staff and those with responsibility for acquiring goods/services on behalf of the organisation.
• Develop and regularly review Procurement Policy and procedures to ensure continuous improvement and best practice.
• Ongoing staff training on procurement policy and procedures to optimise administrative efficiencies including provision of inhouse briefing sessions to evaluators prior to evaluation meetings.

• Help drive digital transformation by identifying and integrating procurement systems to further enhance the procurement function.
• Stakeholder Management

• Establish and maintain relationships with key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Consult with key business departments and establish strong relationships, understanding and procurement KPIs.
• Liaise with the legal department on drafting contractual terms and conditions.
• Lead the negotiation within the approved vendor/central services framework.
• Manage new supplier onboarding and contract performance management programme to include SLA and KPI implementation and monitoring.
• Ensure up-to-date supplier records are maintained.
• Gather market intelligence.
• Report to Senior Management, Board and external stakeholders as required.

• Any other duties that may be assigned from time to time as the role and the Department evolves.

Key Skills and Experience Required:

• Commercially aware and financially astute.
• This is a standalone hands-on role so ability to wear several hats essential.
• 3 years of experience in a very fast paced private sector environment operating in commercial purchasing and / or procurement ideally in cross-business sourcing.
• Strong end-to-end procurement sourcing and purchasing experience.
• Excellent written abilities with strong attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal communication skills with ability to communicate and liaise effectively within stakeholders at all levels.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Awareness of risk management.
• Ability to manage multiple projects concurrently and prioritise workloads. A recognised project management qualification would be advantageous.
• Knowledge of Fresh Produce advantageous.
• Proven IT skills.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Well organised, process and team-oriented with the ability to prioritise quickly.
• Highly motivated self-starter with ability to initiate and manage work with minimal supervision.
• Proactive approach to innovation and generating new ideas.

At Wallace Myers International Recruitment Agency we specialise in sourcing professionals for key industries and services. See our website for more details.Privacy Policy: By applying for this role you are agreeing that your details will be stored in our database and may be considered for similar future positions. For more info see wallacemyers.ie/privacy-policyThis position was pPosted on 04 Mar 2024

Expected salary

€60000 – 85000 per year

Location

Wicklow

Job date

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 04:20:11 GMT

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