Strategic Purchasing Manager - European Manufacturing

Dexcom Ireland - Athenry; Athenry; On-site; EUR 81,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Front row seat to CGM tech

Comprehensive benefits program

Global growth opportunities

Career development programs

Job summary

Dexcom Ireland in Athenry is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead the site procurement team and drive direct and indirect material sourcing for the European manufacturing facility.

You will partner with Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Global Procurement to ensure material availability, optimize inventory and implement procurement strategies that support scale-up and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelor's degree with 8-12 years of industry experience.
• Experience managing direct material procurement within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience working with ERP/MRP systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Athenry Purchasing team to achieve operational, service, cost and inventory objectives.
• Establish and execute purchasing strategies that align with site, regional and global supply chain objectives.
• Drive material availability to support manufacturing plans while maintaining inventory targets.
• Lead purchasing execution for direct and indirect inventory supporting manufacturing operations.
• Oversee purchase order management, supplier scheduling agreements, forecast communication, and order fulfilment performance.
• Partner with Master Planning, Production Planning and Integrated Business Planning teams to align procurement strategies with demand and supply plans.
• Develop supplier performance management processes using KPIs
• Lead supplier risk assessment, business continuity planning and proactive mitigation activities.
• Support new product introductions, supplier transfers, product lifecycle changes and manufacturing scale-up initiatives.
• Collaborate with Quality, Engineering and Supplier Quality teams regarding supplier qualification and performance improvement activities.
• Drive inventory optimisation initiatives while maintaining target service levels.
• Lead escalation management for material shortages, supply disruptions and capacity constraints.
• Ensure compliance with Dexcom procurement policies, SOX controls, quality requirements and regulatory expectations.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of ERP systems and planning processes including Oracle EBS and Oracle Fusion and associated procurement tools.
• Partner with Global Procurement on sourcing strategies, contract management, supplier consolidation and cost reduction initiatives.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on process efficiency, supplier performance and operational excellence.

Skills

Leadership

Procurement management

ERP/MRP systems

Inventory management

Excel

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Oracle EBS

SAP

Job description

Dexcom Ireland in Athenry is seeking a Purchasing Manager to lead the site procurement team and drive direct and indirect material sourcing for the European manufacturing facility.

You will partner with Planning, Manufacturing, Quality, Engineering and Global Procurement to ensure material availability, optimize inventory and implement procurement strategies that support scale-up and continuous improvement.