Category Buyer - Packaging

Dawn Meats Group; Waterford; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Dawn Meats in Waterford is seeking 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.

Qualifications

• Detail-oriented with ability to cleanse high-volume data.
• Ability to evaluate unstructured information and hypothesize solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication with stakeholders.
• Lead by example and develop other team members.
• Focus on continuous improvement and problem solving.
• Plan, schedule and organise priority tasks.

Responsibilities

• Support the Strategic Group Procurement Manager and Group Procurement Head of Finance in leading Categories for sites in Ireland and the UK.
• Promote best procurement practices across the Group.
• Development sourcing and risk mitigation strategies.
• Research, sourcing and prequalifying new suppliers to introduce contingencies.
• Researching, analysing and surfacing new potential projects.
• Preparing tender suite documentation & analysing responses.
• Negotiating prices with suppliers and managing supplier relationships.
• Project Deployment, Managing Change and Contract reviews.
• Preparing reports for Senior Managers & Executives.

Skills

Data cleansing

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional teamwork

Supply chain knowledge

Project management

Supplier management

Negotiation

Education

Procurement or supply chain degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview Company: Dawn Meats Job Title: Category Buyer - Packaging 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. The Categories of focus are primarily packaging & other production critical consumables. The candidate will be a resource and support to the Group sustainability team.

Responsibilities

• 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 packaging team by resolving supply chain issues, surfacing streamlining opportunities, data cleansing for sustainability submissions
• The packaging technology team with innovation trials and opportunities The Cross-functional teams with their project objectives
• 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

• The ideal candidate will be
• Detail-Oriented to evaluate and cleanse high volume 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 a relevant business degree is desirable

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