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Company: Dawn Meats

Job Title: Category Buyer – Services

Location: Grannagh, Co. Waterford

Reporting to: Group Strategic Procurement Manager

Contract type: Permanent, Full time

Role Summary:

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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