Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager

Osborne Recruitment; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager to handle procurement and commercial responsibilities across sites in Kildare and Dublin. The ideal candidate should have over 3 years of relevant experience, strong financial acumen, and skills in team management. This role offers a salary of €70,000+ along with various benefits including a company car.

Benefits

Company car

Excellent work/life balance

Various benefits

Qualifications

• 3+ years experience in Procurement or Supply Chain.
• Strong financial and commercial acumen.
• Experience managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for contract negotiations and vendor management.
• Develop annual budgets and manage P&L analysis.
• Identify strategic business initiatives and efficiencies.

Skills

Procurement experience

Commercial acumen

Team management

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Supply chain management qualification

Job description

Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager

We are hiring a Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager on behalf of our client, the UK & Ireland's largest provider of industrial, welding and specialist gases. This role will be based across 2 sites – Kildare and D12.
The ideal candidate will have 3+ years’ experience with an emphasis in procurement and strong commercial experience in any given industry. You will be dealing with contract negotiations, managing teams, P&L’s and will have led projects.

Package:

• Salary: €70,000+ DOE plus various benefits
• Excellent work/life balance
• Company car provided

Key Responsibilities:

Procurement

• Responsible for the contract negotiation with Key TMM Stakeholders of Chemical and Gas warehousing in Ireland and Consolidated warehousing in the US and Asia
• Reports to productivity team to identify new processes
• DRI for all new service suppliers to TMM from contractual perspective
• Implementation of existing and new TMM Vendors T&C's
• Ensures supplier contracts align with customer contracts
• Develop strategic partnerships with the OEM’s and Suppliers that complement the TMM service to deliver a best-in-class product and service
• Manages the request for quotation (RFQ) process with the TMM suppliers
• Accountable for the annual freight negotiations with shipping lines
• Works with legal to manage any vendor liability claims and the legal review of contracts for vendors
• Responsible for the contractual performance of our International Consolidation Centres in the United States and Asia
• Identify and implement cost improvement targets as well as driving cost improvements/deferrals of vendors
• Provides regular (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) insight and reporting on vendor performance management
• Acts as a point of contact for queries from vendors, which includes any payment queries

Commercial

• Develops annual Budget submission for all TMM Business
• Responsible for contract negotiation with Customer for TMM
• Acts as a point of contact for queries from customers, which includes resolving any disputed charges
• Periodic updates and reviews with customer key Commercial contacts
• Negotiate annual logistics contracts with international ocean freight providers
• Builds and produces cost and sales analysis for the TMM Director to review in line with the company’s profit expectations
• Manages the request for quotation (RFQ) process with the TMM customers
• Develop strategic partnerships with the customer that complement the TMM service to deliver a best-in- class product and services
• Works with legal to manage any customer liability claims and the legal review of contracts of customers
• Reports on P&L analysis for and by the TMM geography
• Design and negotiates service level agreements on any new business
• Accountable for the annual freight negotiations with customers
• Design and report on the annual SCQI (Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement) programme to TMM Director and Customers
• Design and negotiate service level agreements on new TMM business
• Provides regular (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) insight and reporting on TMM performance management with the customer
• Delivers an effective cost improvement program to the customer in line with the contract in place
• Generates annual costs and sales report for business unit submission across the TMM business

Productivity & Continuous Improvement

• Identifies, leads, and delivers strategic business initiatives across the TMM business
• Identify and be accountable for efficiencies and productivity improvement projects within TMM
• Engage and align with the Ireland Business Improvement Manager to drive key projects and contribute to the overall Ireland strategy
• Engage and collaborate with the wider Linde business to understand the synergies and best practices which may be applicable to the TMM business

Requirements:

• You MUST have a minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain qualification or the significant working experience within a similar role
• Good level of financial and commercial acumen to understand and interpret business scenarios, effectively evaluate market dynamics, and make informed, financially savvy decisions that drive growth and profitability
• Experience with managing a team; engaging, developing, and inspiring them to deliver at their highest capabilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• Passion and experience of implementing continuous improvement
• Supply chain management qualification would be a benefit
• Work with integrity, role modelling the behaviours aligned to being an inclusive workplace

Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.