Buyer

Vertiv; Derry/Londonderry; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is seeking a skilled Buyer to join their Materials Management team due to growing client demand. In this role, you will execute purchasing operations while utilizing your experience in a fast-paced environment, ensuring timely procurement and compliance with purchasing policies. Ideal candidates will have a degree in business or supply chain management and proficiency in Oracle ERP.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in purchasing or procurement roles.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage purchase orders, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborate with suppliers on order placement and status updates.
• Support inventory optimization efforts by analyzing turnover rates.

Skills

Analytical skills

Negotiation skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Supply Chain Management

Tools

Oracle ERP

Cyberplan

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

MS Access

Job description

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Vertiv are hiring a buyer! Due to an increase in client growth and demand, the materials management team must grow. This is the perfect role for someone with experience in buying, purchasing or supply and can come from any industry background as long as you are used to working in a busy, fast paced environment.

Location: Ireland - The role could be based from and of our 3 sites: Derry, NI, Letterkenny or Burnfoot, ROI.

Description

The Buyer will play a vital role within the Materials Management team, reporting to the Purchasing Manager. This position will focus on executing day-to-day purchasing operations, including managing purchase orders, communicating with suppliers, and ensuring timely procurement of goods and services.

The ideal candidate will have experience in tactical purchasing within an Oracle ERP environment and possess strong analytical and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities & Role Requirements:
• Create and manage purchase orders within the Oracle ERP/Cyberplan system, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Collaborates with the production planning department on the production plan updates material planning parameters.
• Communicate with suppliers regarding order placement, status updates, and resolution of issues.
• Support inventory optimization efforts by analyzing inventory turnover rates, carrying costs, and stock-out rates.
• Optimize stock levels and raw materials according to company guidelines.
• Resolves discrepancies in material receipt (quantity, quality, price)
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align purchasing activities with business objectives.
• Analyze purchasing data and metrics to identify trends, opportunities for improvement, and areas of risk.
• Ensure compliance with purchasing policies, procedures, and best practices.
• Provide support to the Purchasing Manager and contribute to achieving departmental KPIs.
• Contributes to the development and maintenance of standards, focusing on key areas which are the customer, the company culture, and the continuous improvement system.
• Participate in talent management processes and contribute to team development.
• Carries out all other activities related to the agreed type of work as instructed by the line manager.

KPI responsibility:
• On Time delivery
• Schedule Adherence
• Inventory $
• DIO/ITO
Required Qualifications & Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Supply Chain Management, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in purchasing or procurement roles.
• Proficiency in Oracle architecture and planning tools (Cyberplan) preferred.
• Strong knowledge of standard software tools such as MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Access.
• Fluent level of English in written and spoken communication.
• Detail-oriented with strong analytical and negotiation skills.
• Competences: result-oriented, team player, careful to details, flexible