Sourcing Specialist

Sourcing Specialist
CK/AFUT-170505

Criteria Required:

- Technical Background (e.g. chemistry degree or equivalent)
- Excellent Communication Skills
- IT Literate

Overall Objectives:

- Development of Customer Relations
- Development of Supplier Relations
- Familiarisation with Principals products
- Familiarisation of best International Supply options

Day-to-Day Tasks:

- Speedy response to customer's enquiries
- 'Current Time' completion of Enquiry Forms
- Compilation and maintenance of Enquiry Log
- Reconciliation of Customer's quality needs (specification reconciliation and creation)
- Requesting with discernment best offers from prospective suppliers
- Provision of import duty information
- Obtaining duty 'BTIs' Provision of 'EINECS' and other transport regulation status
- Calculation of quotation proposal for discussion with Sales Managers
- Quoting Customers (when appropriate)
- Getting Orders
- Ensuring conformance to ISO procedures
- Interaction and information provision for Logistics department
- Completion of Customer Questionnaires
- Updating of Supply Agreement Contracts Database
- Handling Complaints in tandem with Logistics where required
- Sample handling
- ISO Inspection

Irregular Tasks:

- Compilation of Information for Principal's reports
- Attendance at relevant exhibitions
- Visits to Principals and other Suppliers
- Customer visits (usually with Sales Managers)
- Attendance at supplier quality audits
- Provision of department resources required for budget
- Suggestions for ISO and SOP improvements
- Marketing Research for Sales Departments
- Contribution to and support of Marketing Projects
- Assisting with document creation for 'Project' Enquiries
- Participation in ISO Audit
- Familiarisation and maintenance of Sourcing Library
- Rotational attendance at LWP meetings

Any candidate applying must hold an EU Passport and be willing to work on-site in Tipperary 5 days per week.

Reach out to carla.kemp@lifescience.ie or ring 087 721 7933.

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