Strategic Materials & Procurement Leader

Bellurgan Precision Engineering; Leinster; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Bellurgan Precision Engineering is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee procurement and planning functions, ensuring compliance, meeting customer and company requirements at the best value. The role reports to Operations Manager and leads the procurement and planning teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in senior procurement/planning within fast-paced manufacturing, strong cross-functional communication, and ERP experience (Epicor).

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience in a senior procurement/planning role in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong cross-functional communication across internal and external teams.
• Advanced MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Experience using ERP systems, ideally Epicor.
• Professional qualification in procurement/materials management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the procurement and planning teams.
• Work with the production and sales teams to ensure on-time delivery of finished products to customers.
• Lead negotiations for raw material purchases and manage the second process supply chain for best value and cost savings.
• Identify, procure and control raw material requirements used in manufacturing.
• Coordinate with Stores and Quality to resolve internal or external supplier issues.
• Maintain and report on vendor performance in line with procedures.
• Monitor ERP system accuracy and data integrity.
• Support the wider management team.

Skills

Procurement leadership

Planning management

Vendor management

ERP systems

Strong communication

Education

Professional qualification in procurement/materials management

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Access

Epicor

Job description

Bellurgan Precision Engineering is seeking a Materials Manager to oversee procurement and planning functions, ensuring compliance, meeting customer and company requirements at the best value. The role reports to Operations Manager and leads the procurement and planning teams.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in senior procurement/planning within fast-paced manufacturing, strong cross-functional communication, and ERP experience (Epicor).