JOB DESCRIPTION:MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLEIdentify, research, and evaluate suppliers that meet the organization's standards of price, quality, timing, and reliability of supply.MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES• Recognize and evaluate sales, promotional campaigns, and other opportunities to secure reduced prices.• Assess supplier's products to ensure they that they comply with specifications and meet the organization's quality standards.• Analyze and evaluate supplier bids, tenders, proposals, or quotations.• Negotiate prices and delivery conditions.• Commit to purchases (within established limits of authority) with terms that are in the organization's best interest.• Interpret inventory requests, production schedules, purchase requisitions, orders, and other documents to coordinate purchasingactivities with the organization's current and anticipated demand for goods and materials.• Monitor the quality and timeliness of materials and goods supplied.• Follow-up the status of purchase orders with vendors to ensure timely delivery.• Communicate status of orders with internal customers.QUALIFICATIONSEducationEducation Level Major/Field of Study or EquivalentAssociates Degree (± 13 years)Experience/BackgroundExperience Experience DetailsMinimum 1 yearThe base pay for this position is N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY:Category ManagementDIVISION:CRLB Core LabLOCATION:Ireland > Sligo : Finisklin RoadADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT:Ie - Asflex78 (Ireland)TRAVEL:NoMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:YesSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:Not Applicable