Senior Sourcing Manager

Harmonics Recruitment

Limerick, Cork

Key Areas of Responsibility. Lead a team of sourcing managers to drive supplier strategy toward aggressive cost improvement and performance targets. Influence the organization across departments to support the Commodity and/or CM / OEM strategy and make sound decisions on supplier strategy and business development direction. Management responsibilities include setting structure for the sourcing organization, identifying appropriate talent, developing job descriptions, objectives, Key Performance Indicators and performance goals. Partner across departments/divisions to implement consistent global sourcing strategy and processes. Responsibilities include: Supplier and market analysis, Cost modeling, Supplier negotiations, Contract management, Supplier performance management, Supplier Selection, and Commodity Strategy. Support companywide initiatives to develop and implement decision support and data systems to enhance supply chain decision making and performance monitoring. Demonstrated peer leadership and influence at a senior management level. Qualifications Knowledge Skills. Bachelor’s degree (Supply Chain Mgt, Engineering, Finance or equivalent experience. 10+ years of experience in Operations and/or Quality functions. Experience in medical device or other regulated industry preferred. Supply Chain and/or Medical Device quality certifications or training is desired. Experience developing, negotiating, and implementing commercial contracts to include: supply and quality agreements (QAA. Experience managing commodities and/or strategic sourcing teams in a manufacturing environment. Ability to lead and influence across multiple departments and levels. Financial analysis and negotiation skills required at complex levels. Strategic analysis skills required. Understanding of procurement strategy and commodity management in a manufacturing environment. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

2460 days ago