Global Strategic Sourcing Lead

Job Title: Global Strategic Sourcing Lead
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Galway
Industry:
REF: 123606
Contact Name: Larry O’Leary
Contact Email: larry@rftgroup.ie
Job Published: over 4 years ago

Job Description

Global Strategic Sourcing Lead
required to develop and execute optimal Procurement & Sourcing strategies through the selection, development and management of supplier relationships to achieve competitive advantage, related to commodity materials for production.

The successful candidate will provide strategic influence while building value-add relationships with engaged 3rd party suppliers and respective internal stakeholders to increase sourcing efficiency.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned Procurement Professional that has led large scale negotiations and a proven track record in Supplier Relationship Management.

This is a permanent role with our client based in Galway.

Scope of this role:
As part of the Global Sourcing Team, working closely with Team Members and Suppliers word-wide the successful hire will drive procurement/supplier initiatives to meet overall supply requirements whilst implementing sustainable cost reduction & service improvements globally.

Responsibilities of Global Strategic Sourcing Lead:
Develop and execute measurement tools to accurately gauge supplier performance (quality, delivery, etc.).
Develop Annual Sourcing Business Plans that will reflect year-over-year cost reductions, quality enhancements and overall continuous improvement.
Project managing NPI, Process Improvements, Supplier selection (including; negotiation, contract review, etc.).
Drive performance on KPIs including; PPV, process improvement, cost reduction, capacity planning and lead-time.
Driving long term capacity & supply plans for assigned commodities.
Aligning Suppliers strategies with Plant & Corporate objectives and targets.
Drive the highest level of compliance, customer satisfaction at an optimum cost.
Providing mentoring and training focus for more junior team members.
Communicating via; data, metrics, reports, relationship building - both internally and externally.

Requirements of Global Strategic Sourcing Lead:
Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Business or similar HETAC level 8 course.
Preferably additional APICS qualification or Diploma in related area (if Degree is not specific).
7+ years Procurement (Strategic Sourcing) and Supplier Relationship Management experience in a manufacturing environment.
Extensive knowledge in Market Research and Commodity Management (ideally Packaging, Plastics, Resin, Chemicals, Metals) in any large scale manufacturing environment.
Proven experience of MRP systems, preferably SAP experience.
Proven MS Office skills, to generate; documents, spreadsheets, graphs, presentations, project schedules.
Strong analytical skills to aide quantitative decision making.
Ability to effectively present projects, status, etc. to all levels including directors & site management.
Proven understanding of legal agreements.

Please phone Larry on +353 1-2302400 / larry@rftgroup.ie / www.rftgroup.ie

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