Merchandising Category Specialist - Newcastle West, Limerick

Sysco Ireland; Limerick; On-site; EUR 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Sysco Ireland in Newcastle West, Limerick, is seeking a Merchandising Category Specialist to support procurement, vendor management, and terms negotiation for supplier performance across our operations.

The role requires analytical, proactive professionals who can manage vendor relationships and align sourcing with category strategy. You will work closely with Supply Chain to ensure inbound service levels meet targets and support the Sales Team on external tenders.

Qualifications

• Analytical mindset and strong problem-solving abilities.
• Proactive, self-motivated, results-driven approach.
• Ability to manage vendor relationships and supplier performance.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day support in supplier communication and query resolution.
• Act as liaison with Supply Chain and support contract/term negotiations with vendors.
• Assist with tenders, vendor onboarding, and compliance processes.

Skills

Analytical

Proactive

Vendor management

Job description

COMPANY OVERVIEW

Sysco connects the world to share food and care for one another. Sysco leads from the heart of food and service to deliver the freshest of foods and ideas to restaurants, healthcare and educational facilities, lodging establishments and other customers who prepare meals away from home. Our customers can count on us to deliver on-point products and solutions since only Sysco is the global leader, sitting at the heart of innovation supply, delivery, culinary and more.

As the leading foodservice provider across the island of Ireland, Sysco's success is driven by a team of passionate and dedicated individuals who go above and beyond to deliver every day.

We don't just deliver food and drink to our customers. We deliver new thinking, technology and talent to our industry. We deliver opportunities - to ourselves and to our colleagues ensuring that we can all thrive in work and beyond.

We are now looking for new talent to join us as we continue to grow, innovate and deliver.

Merchandising Category Specialist - Newcastle West, Limerick

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Merchandising Category Specialist -Newcastle West, Limerick, a role which will assist with the procurement process, including day to day vendor management, terms negotiation and vendor supply / service level.

The role requires a candidate who will be:

• Analytical
• Proactive, self-motivated and results driven
• Able to manage vendor relationships

Key Accountabilities:

• Provide day-to-day support in the management of supplier communication, including query resolution for stakeholders within the business in relation to vendor/items etc.
• Act as day-to-day liaison with Supply Chain
• Support on the negotiation of contracts/agreements with vendors
• This includes tenders, vendor compliance, new vendor set up
• Providing support to the Sales Team on customer/external tenders as appropriate
• Liaise with other departments as required
• Review and monitor framework risks. Lead & support the development of mitigation plans to address these risks where possible
• Support in the identification and selection of vendors using Sysco criteria
• Working closely with Category management team on sourcing, category strategy, supplier negotiations, supplier selection, supplier approval and supplier onboarding
• Ensure that inbound service levels are on or above target