Strategic Senior Buyer & Planner — Cost Savings

Guerbet; Dublin; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Guerbet in Ireland seeks an experienced Senior Buyer/Planner to support the Supply Chain Manager in delivering cost effective procurement solutions and efficient materials supply planning. You will analyse spend, set savings goals, and develop action plans to achieve them while ensuring smooth operations and inventory control.

You will lead supplier negotiations, rollout contracts and SLAs, and collaborate with Quality, EHS and cross-functional teams to improve site efficiency.

Qualifications

• Experience in tactical and strategic procurement including price negotiation.
• Experience in performance-based vendor management.
• Experience in material planning and schedule forecasting.
• Inventory management and analysis (not exclusively pharmaceutical).
• Strong ERP skills with SAP, Oracle, MFG Pro and databases.

Responsibilities

• Negotiate prices and drive cost savings initiatives.
• Create and rollout supplier contracts and SLAs.
• Procurement support for Quality and EHS departments.
• Lead cross-functional continuous improvement projects to conclusion.
• Manage site bulk chemical planning process and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate engineering project purchasing with Corporate Procurement.
• Coordinate ATIBC/Starry deliveries to offsite storage and weekly 3PL call-offs.
• Carry out SAP transactions as required (POs, transfers, shipments).
• Back up Supply Chain Manager and represent SC at meetings.
• Ensure compliance with site Safety Statement.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Skills

Procurement & supply chain experience

Price negotiation

Contract generation

Vendor management

Material planning

Scheduling/forecasting

Continuous improvement

Education

Business Management Certification

Tools

SAP

Oracle

MFG Pro

Job description

Guerbet in Ireland seeks an experienced Senior Buyer/Planner to support the Supply Chain Manager in delivering cost effective procurement solutions and efficient materials supply planning. You will analyse spend, set savings goals, and develop action plans to achieve them while ensuring smooth operations and inventory control.

You will lead supplier negotiations, rollout contracts and SLAs, and collaborate with Quality, EHS and cross-functional teams to improve site efficiency.