Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Global role

Job Title: Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Global role
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Galway
Industry:
REF: 124038
Contact Name: Larry O’Leary
Contact Email: larry@rftgroup.ie
Job Published: about 2 years ago

Job Description

Strategic Sourcing Specialist, Global role
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 for our client based in Galway.

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.

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 Strategic Sourcing Specialist:
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.
Communicating via; data, metrics, reports, relationship building - both internally and externally.

Requirements of Strategic Sourcing Specialist:
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).
5+ years Strategic Sourcing / Procurement and Supplier Relationship Management experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience in Market Research and Commodity Management 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.
Proven understanding of legal agreements.

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

The RFT Group, BioPharmaceutical Division specialise exclusively in the recruitment of scientists, engineers and executives for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and medical device sectors. www.rftgroup.ie

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