Job Description

Company: Dawn Meats

Job Title: Category Buyer – Services

Location: Grannagh, Co. Waterford

Reporting to: Group Strategic Procurement Manager

Contract type: Permanent, Full time

We wish to recruit a Strategic Procurement Category Buyer to join our Group Procurement team based at our head office in Waterford. The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to the team through best-in-class procurement practices and by adhering to best practice procedures, delivering a quality service, and maximising value for money and cost efficiencies on behalf of the Group.

The Categories of focus are primarily High-Risk Services & some other production critical equipment.

The successful candidate will be based at our Group Offices in Grannagh, Waterford and in conjunction with the wider team will support;

• The Strategic Group Procurement Manager & Group Procurement Head of Finance when leading Categories on behalf of the sites in both Ireland and the UK;
• The Cross-functional regional managers with their project objectives;

Responsibilities

The successful candidate with the wider team will be responsible for;

• Promoting best procurement practices across the Group;
• Development sourcing and risk mitigation strategies;
• Researching, sourcing and Prequalifying new suppliers to introduce contingencies;
• Researching, analysing and surfacing new potential projects;
• Following market trends to identify products which are fit for the purpose;
• Preparing tender suite documentation & analysing responses;
• Negotiating prices with suppliers;
• Problem Solving disputes and claims with suppliers;
• Project Deployment & Managing Change;
• Project Managing Categories;
• Crisis Management Unexpected Events;
• Involved in reviewing and writing up contracts & terms of sale;
• Managing supplier relationships;
• Preparing reports & reporting to Senior Managers & Executives;

Qualifications

Your role will see you tackle a wide range of business challenges in a busy and changing environment.

The ideal candidate will have;

• A high level of attention to detail, with the ability to review, validate, and cleanse large volumes of data.
• The ability to evaluate unstructured information, hypothesize solutions with minimal supervision.
• The ability to build and maintain a good team and cross-functional relationships;
• The ability both written and verbal to clearly communicate to the relevant stakeholders;
• The ability to lead by example and develop other team members;
• The ability to focus on continuous improvement and implementation of problem-solving techniques;
• The ability to implement good follow-up and control in all aspects of the role;
• The ability to plan, schedule and organise priority tasks as necessary;
• Some Supply Chain knowledge;
• Some Project Management knowledge.

Experience:

• IT proficient to an advanced standard in Microsoft Office and in particular Microsoft Excel;
• Relevant 3rd level qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain or Business is desirable.

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