Category Buyer – Services

Overview

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.

You will have responsibility for the procurement of Services and depending on business requirements, the successful candidate may also support categories such as Production Critical Equipment and Consumables, Primary & Retail Packaging, Ingredients, and other Compliance & Legislative-driven categories.

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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