Senior Purchasing & Supply Chain Leader - Plumbing

Srsuk; Dublin; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

Annual bonus

Professional development

Staff discounts

Laptop + phone

Job summary

SRS Recruitment Solutions, based in Santry, Dublin, seeks a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to lead the purchasing and planning teams. You will own demand planning, supplier performance, and inventory optimisation within a growing manufacturing/distribution setting.

The role requires senior experience in purchasing/procurement and a strong grasp of S&OP/IBP, ERP systems, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Operations, and Finance. Competitive package on offer.

Qualifications

• Senior-level experience in Purchasing, Procurement or Supply Chain Management.
• Experience in manufacturing, engineering, distribution or similar environments.
• Strong knowledge of strategic purchasing and supplier relationship management.
• Experience in demand planning, forecasting and inventory optimisation.
• Strong understanding of S&OP / Integrated Business Planning.
• Experience working with ERP systems and demand planning or inventory management software.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop the Purchasing & Supply Chain team.
• Develop and implement the purchasing and supply chain strategy.
• Manage supplier performance, relationships and commercial negotiations.
• Own demand planning and forecasting across the business.
• Lead purchasing activities including supplier scheduling, replenishment planning and inbound supply.
• Drive inventory optimisation, stock management and working capital improvements.
• Develop and embed S&OP and IBP processes.
• Work with Sales, Operations, Warehouse and Finance to improve customer service and order fulfilment.
• Manage supplier risk, continuity planning and supply chain resilience.
• Identify opportunities to reduce excess, obsolete and slow-moving stock.
• Lead SKU rationalisation, product lifecycle management and new product introduction planning.
• Monitor and report purchasing and supply chain KPIs.
• Use data, technology and digital planning tools to improve supply chain performance.
• Drive continuous improvement across purchasing, forecasting, inventory and supplier management.

Skills

Strategic purchasing

Supplier relationship mgmt

Demand planning

S&OP / IBP

ERP systems

Data-driven decisions

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Continuous improvement

Project/change management

Tools

ERP systems

Forecasting software

Job description

SRS Recruitment Solutions, based in Santry, Dublin, seeks a Purchasing & Supply Chain Manager to lead the purchasing and planning teams. You will own demand planning, supplier performance, and inventory optimisation within a growing manufacturing/distribution setting.

The role requires senior experience in purchasing/procurement and a strong grasp of S&OP/IBP, ERP systems, and cross-functional collaboration with Sales, Operations, and Finance. Competitive package on offer.