Operational Buyer

Liebherr; Killarney; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Salary

Paid overtime

End of Year Bonus

Pension Scheme

Service Pay

Early finish on a Friday

21 days annual leave + length of serve

Company Fixed Days

Subsidised canteen

Sports and Social Club

Retailer Discounts

Life Assurance

Refer a friend Scheme

Maternity Pay

Educational assistance

Career Progression Opportunities

Job summary

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. in Ireland is looking for an Operational Buyer to join the Purchasing Department. You will report to the Head of Purchasing and manage multiple tasks, ensuring timely procurement and optimal supplier performance.

The role requires strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills, with proven influencing abilities and meticulous reporting. A related discipline qualification is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in a purchasing role.
• Experience in Engineering/manufacturing environments is an advantage.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Excellent planning, scheduling, negotiating and organisational skills.
• Proven record of attention to detail and reporting skills.
• Advanced MS Excel formulas would be a plus.
• Experience of material planning and warranty management with an ERP system (BAAN) would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Purchase material and services based on system requirements and production program.
• General administration of processes (purchase orders, subcontract operations, sales orders, order confirmations).
• Maintain related item data within the MRP system.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise supplier delivery performance; liaise with suppliers on discrepancies.
• Process claims with Quality and Goods Receiving Departments.
• Identify stakeholder needs and provide solutions to minimise risks.
• Analyse and optimise purchasing parameters to reduce inventory while maintaining availability.
• Carry out quantity forecasts and send forecasts to partners.
• Participate in planning meetings.
• Inbound logistics: ensure notification per delivery conditions and optimise delivery.
• Monitor and optimise stock levels.
• Other duties related to the position.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Presentation skills

Influencing skills

Planning

Scheduling

Negotiation

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Reporting skills

Multi-tasking

Education

Qualification in a related discipline

Tools

MS Excel (advanced formulas)

BAAN ERP

Job description

We are currently recruiting for an Operational Buyer within the Purchasing Department (1VA). The successful candidate will report on a day-by-day basis to the Head of Purchasing. The ideal candidate is a highly motivated self-starter, dependable, thorough and can manage multiple tasks simultaneously. The successful individual must have strong interpersonal, communication and presentation skills and well-developed influencing skills, with a proven ability to build, manage and maintain relationships at all levels. Must possess excellent planning, scheduling, negotiating and organisational skills. The successful candidate must have a proven record of strong attention to detail as well as excellent reporting skills.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to the following:

• Purchase material and services base on system requirements and LCC production program.
• General administration of all related processes, e.g. purchase orders, subcontract operations, sales orders, checking order confirmations.
• Maintain related item data within the MRP system.
• Monitor, analyse and optimise supplier delivery performance (Quantity, delivery dates), liaise with suppliers in case of discrepancies.
• Process claims in relation to order quantity, delivery dates and packaging in cooperation with Quality Department and Goods Receiving Department.
• Identify internal and external stakeholder business needs, provide solutions and minimise risks.
• Analyse and optimise purchasing parameter to reduce inventory levels while maintaining availability of parts.
• Carry out quantity forecasts and determining requirements , sending forecasts to business partners.
• Participation in planning meetings
• Inbound logistics - ensuring notification in accordance with delivery conditions and optimisation of delivery.
• Permanent monitoring, analysis, and optimisation of stock levels.
• Other ancillary duties associated with the position .

Qualifications, Requirements & Experience

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience required in a purchasing role.
• A recognised qualification in a related discipline.
• Experience in Engineering / manufacturing environments is a distinct advantage.
• Highly motivated self-starter, dependable, can manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills and well-developed influencing skills, with a proven ability to build, manage and maintain relationships at all levels.
• Must possess excellent planning, scheduling, negotiating and organisational skills.
• Proven record of strong attention to detail as well as excellent reporting skills.
• Advance skills with formulas, complex financial spreadsheets in MS Excel would be a plus.
• Experience of material planning, warranty management with and ERP system (BAAN) would be an advantage.

What We Offer:

• Competitive Salary
• Paid overtime
• End of Year Bonus
• Pension Scheme
• Service Pay
• Early finish on a Friday
• 21 days annual leave + Length of service days
• Company Fixed Days
• Subsidised canteen
• Sports and Social Club
• Retailer Discounts
• Life Assurance
• Refer a friend Scheme
• Maternity Pay
• Educational assistance
• Career Progression Opportunities

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The company

Liebherr Container Cranes Ltd. is one of the world's leading manufacturers of ship to shore cranes, rail mounted gantry cranes and rubber tyre gantry cranes. From its base in Killarney, Ireland, the company designs, builds and exports container cranesworldwide. Founded in 1958 as the first Liebherr factory outside of Germany, today, container cranes manufactured by Liebherr in Ireland are renowned for their quality, longevity andproductivity.