A global pharmaceutical organisation based in East Cork are looking to increase their procurement team, focusing on the indirect key spend categories. This newly developed procurement team will work within a group of 7 professionals reporting to the Senior Manager.

The Role

As the International Strategic R&D Procurement Senior Associate, you will:

• Be responsible for supporting a number of key spend categories across research, development and medical activities
• Manage supplier relationship
• Negotiate and develop contracts within area of responsibility
• Manage the sourcing/tendering process
• Ongoing stakeholder management
• Analysing and identifying cost reduction opportunities

The Person

• 3-5 years' experience in procurement/category management
• MBA or Degree qualified
• Ability to communicate effectively and develop strong relationships
• Experience managing multiple projects
• Dynamic team player that can work proactively with cross functional teams

The Benefits

• Competitive base salary
• Performance bonus
• Family Health Insurance
• Defined Contribution Pension Plan
• Parking

To discover more about this opportunity, apply now or contact Gary Meade at HRM on 021-4511195 for a confidential discussion.