Senior Buyer
ICDS Recruitment
Dublin North
Senior Buyer - North Dublin. This position is being offered as an initial 12 months' contract. Role and Responsibilities: • Act as a senior purchaser and manage the purchase of all products in the territories assigned to you. • Assess costs and availability compared to demand and profitability. • Expand the source base within the EU continuously. Main tasks: Procure and order pharmaceutical products from approved suppliers and source additional suppliers on a continuous basis; Plan purchase strategy based on business plan / sales, not excluding unique opportunities; Obtain the required quantities of products in line with sales; Negotiate prices of existing products where possible; Investigate new opportunities; Frequent travel abroad required in order to visit suppliers at least once a year, and arrange for them to travel to the company at least once a year. Travel to Europe once a week for product meetings; Participate in trade fairs; Develop and maintain close cooperation with supply chain department; To be generally aware at all times of the potential for counterfeit product in the supply chain and to ensure the measures in place within the quality systems to counteract the potential of handling counterfeit product are adhered to; Inform supply chain about deliveries and expected quantities; Maintain the SAP system: GRPO, PO, stock adjustments versus PO; Co-organise transport of goods; Demonstrate a proactive approach towards stock issues; Work closely with the Quality Department; Skills and experience sought: A minimum of 5 years' purchasing experience; Fluency in English. An advantage to speak additional languages. An understanding of Parallel Trade is an advantage. Ability to build and maintain supplier relationships. Customer orientated within the organisation. Excellent communicator and negotiator. Result driven: Objective/results orientated, creative problem solving mentality. Stress resistant: remain efficient under pressure. Ability to manage a team and grow a multi-national department; Ensure a culture of openness, dialogue and feedback; This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.
2443 days ago