Procurement Buyer

Virgin Media Ireland; Leinster; On-site; EUR 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

23 days holiday + bank holidays + your

Birthday off

Volunteering time off

Cycle to work scheme

Calm app subscription

Private healthcare

Job summary

Virgin Media Ireland, in Dublin, seeks a Category Manager to lead LBPS sourcing activities for Virgin Media Ireland and other clients. You will drive RFI/RFP/RFQ processes, renegotiations, and contracting, delivering annual savings targets across multiple departments.

The role requires strong negotiation, stakeholder management, and data-driven decision making, with exposure to international multi-country projects within LBPS and Liberty Global groups.

Qualifications

• Academic background (minimum Bachelor) in business administration, finance, or procurement.
• Experience in international/multi-country service environment preferred.
• Proven procurement experience and ability to work in fast-paced, customer-focused teams.

Responsibilities

• End to End Management of the Source to Contract Process
• Tendering and Supplier Selection
• Contracting
• Procurement Value Recognition
• Stakeholder Management
• Contract in life Management

Skills

Sourcing experience

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

English proficiency

MS Excel

PowerPoint

AI tools

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in business/finance/procurement

Tools

Oro

GEP

Sirion

Job description

We’re looking for a Category Manager to join us in Dublin with Virgin's sister company - Liberty Blume.

As a Manager Sourcing Delivery for Liberty Blume Procurement Services (LBPS), your primary responsibility will be to deliver sourcing activities for our customers, which ranges from driving sourcing processes (RFI, RFP, RFQ) to renegotiation of existing contracts and contracting. You are leading sourcing activities at one of our LBPS customers Virgin Media Ireland. Our ambition is to - over time - have you involved with different customers. If needed, you might be deployed ad hoc on another customer.

As the Procurement categories LBPS gets involved in various categories per customer, this creates a dynamic environment for the Sourcing Manager as you will be involved in a wide variety of Procurement categories. A Manager Sourcing Delivery will be responsible for multiple departments at the customer (e.g. Technology, IT, Marketing, Contact Centre, Virgin Media Television)

As Manager Sourcing Delivery you will work closely together with the Sourcing Strategy team. During Sourcing Strategy development this role will provide customer specific input, while during the Delivery stage of the process the Manager Sourcing Delivery will keep the Sourcing Strategy lead informed and align where needed on the negotiation strategy and use their category/supplier insights to increase the result.

LBPS often sets up cross functional teams with representatives from various LBPS teams to address for example sales opportunities or supplier innovation. These are phenomenal opportunity for the Manager Sourcing Delivery to get broader (Procurement) experiences.

As a Manager Sourcing Delivery it is important to deliver your work with high quality, in an efficient manner, on time, while achieving the agreed annual savings targets. This role requires a can-do, full ownership mentality, strong communication (both written and verbal), excellent customer, interpersonal & stakeholder management, strong negotiation skills and the ability to think outside the box as well as the ability to embedd emerging technology in your day-to-day activities.

The ideal candidate will be customer focused, hard-working, motivated, open for working in fast paced, demanding environment, across different customers and countries. Prior experience in procurement is valued.

What will you be doing?

End to End Management of the Source to Contract Process, including:

• Tendering & Supplier Selection
• Contracting
• Procurement Value Recognition
• Stakeholder Management
• Contract in life Management

We tend to look for people with:

• Excellent communication and networking skills, relates effectively to people at all levels of the organisation and with the supply base.
• Ability to deal well with ambiguity and excellent change management skills to drive improvement
• Can-do mentality, pragmatic, drives for excellent results.
• Sourcing experience (e.g. competitive bidding processes, running effective tendering processes, Negotiation Preparation, Negotiation Execution, Supplier Screening and Selection, Total Cost of Ownership Analysis) is valued
• Comfortable with figures and in collecting, analysing and interpreting data
• Global and Cultural Alertness
• Proficiency in using procurement technology tools and systems, particularly supplier collaboration tools. Oro/ GEP/ Sirion
• Sophisticated skills in MS Office (Excel / PowerPoint) and AI (CoPilot/ Gemini)
• Proficient (oral & written) in English
• Academic background (minimum Bachelor): preferably in business administration, or finance / procurement or equivalent experience
• Validated experience in procurement
• Preferably experience in an international / multi-country / service environment
• Demonstrated experience of working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment, with a strong focus on customer service

What’s in it for you?

• 23 days holiday + bank holidays + your birthday off (increased annual leave after 3 years' service)
• Paid time off for volunteering
• Complimentary Virgin Media TV and Broadband bundle
• Cycle to work scheme
• Full membership to the Calm app
• Private healthcare with Laya Healthcare

Who We Are

a Liberty Global company, is a rapidly growing business services provider, specialising in tech-enabled back-office solutions. Our mission is to deliver efficiency, scale and value to our customers through Business, Procurement and Financial Solutions. If you’re curious, customer centric and enjoy being one step ahead, join us on our scale up journey and unlock your freedom to grow!

Liberty Global is an equal opportunity employer, committed to an inclusive environment and accommodating all candidates. We’re eager to hear from you, no matter your background.