Procurement Specialist

Procurement Specialist (Telecoms) - Dublin - Permanent role

• International Telecommunications Company based in Dublin require a Procurement Specialist on a permanent basis.
• Great working environment with career progression opportunities.

The role:

• Organise and participate in the key project purchasing programme including selection and management of suppliers within Ireland.
• Key area of focus will be building long term relationships with suppliers in alignment with regional procurement strategy.

Main responsibilities:

• Responsible for organising and participating in the selection and management of suppliers within Ireland.
• In charge of a sizeable volume or key project purchasing programme.
• Able to build long-term and stable partnership relationships with key suppliers according to headquarters'/ region's procurement strategies, in order to maintain continuity of supply, to reduce the synthetic cost of procurement, and to obtain competitive advantage in the procurement area.
• Analyse procurement demand and the market, to achieve objectives of procurement cost control and lower general cost of procurement according to headquarter / region's strategies.
• Own the Partner Management remit, ensuring Partners remain committed, flexible and agile to the evolving needs of the relevant Project teams.
• Sourcing new suppliers and build up the cost benchmark database

• Procurement documentation management (document check, archive and delivery)

Key requirements:

• A proven track record of negotiating Engineering Project tenders to a satisfactory outcome
• Excellent procurement tool kit (familiarity with running RFI / RFQ processes)
• Proactive, can-do work attitude
• Strong stakeholder management skills
• Bachelor's Degree would be highly desirable
• A knowledge of the supplier base for Wireless Installation projects
• Strong office system skills (Office, Excel, PowerPoint, etc).
• Able to adapt & work in a fast-paced environment

Please apply via this site in the first instance or send a CV with covering note over to me at jack.cai@Projectpeople.com

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