Procurement Assistant / Buyer
On behalf of its Client, Kenny-Whelan are hiring a Procurement Assistant / Buyer for a Global Life Sciences Company in Limerick.
Contact: Carmel Synnott : [email protected] or call on 087 7422268
Profile of the Role:
The Procurement Assistant purchases and assists in the expediting of Equipment and services which involves the sourcing, identification of supplies, agreeing prices/terms, negotiation of delivery dates/schedules and communication with vendors as well as liaison with on site business areas.
Description of Duties:
- Assisting the Procurement team to implement procurement plans supporting the Project Procurement Plan and Facility Project plans
- Analysing quotations and preparing commercial bid analysis with vendor recommendation to site business partners
- Negotiating and achieving cost reductions and savings with suppliers/contractors for Equipment and services
- Executing PO transactions in SAP & Ariba
- Expediting of Purchase Orders and regular status reporting
- Applying the Vendor Management process for setting up vendors on SAP & Ariba
- PO Management on SAP
- Maintaining filing system for Purchase Orders and Vendor Data
- Backup responsibilities in similar Procurement roles as required by business.
Education:
Ø IIPMM Certificate/Degree or Business degree or relevant qualification
IT Systems:
- Advanced MS Office Suite eg: Word, Excel,
- Previous SAP / Ariba experience an advantage
Experience and Requirements:
- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to quickly build relationships with relevant parties.
- Flexibility and the ability to handle multiple requests from across several areas.
- Strong sense of customer focus and teamwork.
- Self-starter with the ability to work on own initiative under minimal supervision.
All applications will be treated with the strictest confidence
Kenny-Whelan Contact:
For further information please contact Carmel Synnott on 087 7422268 or send your updated CV to [email protected]