Junior Buyer

Dawn Meats
€32,110 - €40,658 a year
Waterford
Full time
1 day ago
Overview:
Company: Dawn Meats

Job Title:
Junior Buyer

Location:
Grannagh, Co. Waterford

Reporting to:
Group Strategic Procurement Manager

Contract type:
FTC 6 Months

Role Summary:
We wish to recruit a Purchasing Specialist – Junior Buyer to join our Group Purchasing team based at our head office in Waterford. The successful candidate will be responsible for contributing to the team through best-in-class sourcing 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.

This is a FTC role. The Categories of focus are primarily ingredients & other production critical consumables. The candidate will be a resource also across the Services, Packaging and sustainability buying teams.
Responsibilities:
The successful candidate will be based at our Group Offices in Grannagh, Waterford and will support & be responsible for;
  • Supporting the Policies & Procedures Group Purchasing Manager when leading Category Tenders on behalf of the sites in both Ireland and the UK;
  • Supporting Cross-functional teams with their project objectives;
  • Promoting best procurement practices across the Group;
  • Development sourcing strategies;
  • Development of risk mitigation strategies;
  • Researching and Prequalifying for new suppliers;
  • Researching & Analysing new potential projects;
  • Following market trends to identify products which are fit for the purpose;
  • Preparing tender documentation & analysing responses;
  • Negotiating prices with suppliers;
  • Involved in writing up contracts & terms of sale;
  • Managing supplier relationships;
  • Problem Solving disputes and claims with suppliers;
  • Keep approved supplier product programs up to date;
  • Preparing reports & reporting to Senior Managers & Executives;
  • Project Deployment & Managing Change;
  • Project Managing Categories;
  • Crisis Management Unexpected Events;

Qualifications:
Your role will see you tackle a wide range of business challenges in a busy and changing environment.
The ideal candidate will have or can demonstrate:
  • 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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