Senior Procurement Specialist

2 weeks ago

Cork, Cork, Ireland Barden Full time

Senior Procurement Specialist (IT Procurement)
Senior Procurement Specialist (IT Procurement)
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Business Lead | Supply Chain & Procurement Talent Advisory & Recruitment |
We are delighted to be partnering with our client, a leading large Irish business with a strong heritage and culture of innovation, in their search for a Senior Buyer to join the team in Cork.
In this role, you will drive reductions in Indirect Procurement costs through Central Procurement, Supplier negotiation, and consolidation.
You will also increase controls and compliance across indirect spend through formal contracting, product cataloguing, and solution challenging.
If you have over 3-4 years of commercial experience preparing and leading out negotiations on high-value contracts and are eager to take the next step in your Procurement career this could be for you...
ABOUT THE ROLE:
Develop, own and drive procurement category strategies for IT, and any other categories as needed
Analyse areas of spend to identify sourcing initiatives and review spend analysis reports to target spend consolidation opportunities
Ensure adherence to Group Indirect Procurement policy by reviewing requisitions and purchase orders
Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and provide data to finance teams
Agree on requirements with budget holders and manage the end-to-end tendering process
Negotiate with suppliers and work with marketing consultants to achieve best commercial outcomes
Assist budget holders with the contracting process
Provide an excellent service to business users and build and maintain relationships with key indirect suppliers
Manage and align stakeholder requirements to establish a consistent way of working
Leverage internal purchasing systems and manage the set of indirect procurement suppliers
Review requisitions for non-preferred suppliers and track adherence of actual pricing to negotiated pricing
Increase spend via catalogued goods and services and reduce the number of indirect procurement suppliers
Liaise with various stakeholders up to executive level, influence them, and demonstrate non-authority leadership
ABOUT THE PERSON:
At least 4 years of procurement/purchasing/commercial experience negotiating high-value contracts
Possess negotiation skills, a can-do attitude, flexibility, and resilience
Have excellent communication, active listening, and attention to detail
Experience with ERP systems desirable
Seniority level
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Job function
Supply Chain, Purchasing, and Analyst
Industries
Food and Beverage Services, Food and Beverage Manufacturing, and Food and Beverage Retail
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