Procurement Specialist

Integra LifeSciences Corporation; Ireland; Remote; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Integra LifeSciences Corporation is seeking a Procurement Specialist to support indirect procurement across Europe. You will translate approved requisitions into purchase orders, manage supplier performance, and lead cost-reduction initiatives while ensuring timely deliveries.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience, at least 3 years purchasing experience in medical devices or pharma, and strong English communication skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 3 years purchasing experience in industry, preferably medical device or pharma.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English.

Responsibilities

• Enter purchase orders in Oracle R12 ERP and coordinate with suppliers to ensure on-time receipts of indirect goods and services.
• Develop sourcing strategies to ensure continuous supply of quality, competitively priced goods and services.
• Manage the European leased car fleet, coordinating with HR and lease company and ensuring required documentation.
• Oversee supplier relationships for services related to the office building in St Priest and general vendor management.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to drive cost reductions and process improvements in tactical indirect procurement.
• Resolve supplier issues with internal customers and support accounts payable in PO and payment processes.
• Support iProcurement users and complete Compliance Learning Assignments.

Skills

Strong communication

Fluent in English

Relationship management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management

Tools

Oracle R12 ERP

Microsoft Office

Job description

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Full time

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Changing lives. Building Careers.

Joining us is a chance for you to do important work that creates change and shapes the future of healthcare. Thinking differently is what we do best. To us, change equals opportunity. Every day, more than 4,000 of us are challenging what’s possible and making headway to help improve outcomes.

Reporting to the Manager of indirect Procurement Europe, the Procurement Specialist is part of a team of three colleagues and supporting the indirect procurement in Europe and has a strategic as well as tactical role.

The strategic role consists of supplier management, supplier performance monitoring, supplier selection, contracting and price negotiations to find the best value for the company.

The tactical role consists of transforming approved Oracle requisitions into purchase orders, ensuring timely deliveries and timely supplier payment. For this specific function the management of the European leased car fleet will take an important part of the activity.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for purchase order entry in the Oracle R12 ERP system, placing orders with suppliers, and working with suppliers to ensure on-time receipts for consumables and indirect goods or services.
• Develop, update, and implement effective sourcing strategies to ensure a continuous supply of quality, competitively priced goods and services.
• Manage the leased car fleet in Europe. Interact with site assistants, their manager, HR and the lease company to find the best solution for each case. Drive the completion of the required financial documentation as required by the lease company. Communicate the car policy. Find new opportunities to modernize the fleet. Survey the lease company service level and intervene in case of underperformance.
• Manage the supplier relationship for services related to the office building in St Priest.
• Actively partner with key internal stakeholders to develop and action cost reduction. Determine and implement improvements to the tactical indirect procurement process.
• Work in collaboration with internal customers to resolve supplier issues.
• Support and communicate with suppliers, internal stakeholders, and accounts payable through PO and payment process to resolve issues. Check invoicing status and action and update invoice on hold list when necessary.
• Support iProcurement users.
• Attend and complete Compliance Learning Assignments.

QUALIFICATIONS / EXPERIENCE & INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, Materials Management, Operations Management, Purchasing, Engineering, Business Administration, Finance or other related field or an equivalent number of years of professional experience in a similar role.
• Minimum 3 years purchasing experience in industry, preferably in medical device or pharma.
• Strong skills in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Oracle R12 ERP System experience and expertise.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Fluent in English

Whatever your specialty, you’ll find an ideal setting for building a rewarding career.

Along the way, you’ll have the satisfaction of knowing your work matters, that it’s making patients’ lives better, making a positive and lasting difference. You’ll find that the pace is exhilarating – because the need is so urgent. You’ll be challenged – and supported – by the most dynamic and inspiring people in your profession. And you’ll grow a career that is more impactful and fulfilling then you thought possible. More than 4,200 Integra employees already know we’re a great place to build a career. Here’s your chance to discover that for yourself.