Job Title:
Procurement Specialist
Job Description:
This is a unique opportunity to join a leading distributor of agricultural machinery in Ireland as a Procurement Specialist. Based in Dublin, the company imports, assembles, and distributes machinery through a network of 40 independent dealers, while also owning and operating a separate division that sells a wide range of fast-moving parts for all makes of tractors and agricultural machinery.
The company distributes to a network of over 400 dealers throughout Ireland, north and south, and is seeking a skilled Procurement Specialist to join their team due to huge growth in the past 10 years.
Key Responsibilities:
* Source new and replacement parts from current suppliers
* Source products from new suppliers, continually improving on quality, costs, and delivery
* Maintain good relationships with all suppliers to ensure clear communications
* Negotiate with current suppliers, communicate with them on orders, new products, and deliveries ensuring the company gets the best value and delivery agreements at all times
* Liaise with supplier checking agents ensuring that this process runs smoothly, dealing with any issues that arise
* Pro-actively relate with colleagues and suppliers in relation to product pricing, availability, and forecasting
* Analyse sales trends and figures, ensuring that buying habits are in line with this
* Ability to communicate in a clear and consistent manner on product specs, measurements, etc.
* Deal with large amounts of information and able to deal with follow-ups and confirmations
* Liaise with Warehouse Manager on new products and deliveries
* Liaise with marketing and webshop administrator to ensure all products are up-to-date and advertised correctly
* Manage and have a clear understanding of international shipping rules, dealing with all the necessary paperwork related to customs, excise, and VAT duties
* Liaise with the sales team, conduct product research, market trends, and product specs
* Support and liaise with other departments to resolve queries/issues
Requirements:
* Proven track record of working in a busy sourcing or purchasing environment preferably in an Agri-related parts industry
* Experience of agricultural parts or machinery sector would be a big advantage
* Experience of international sourcing and purchasing procedures
* Extremely organised and methodical
* Driven by processes
* Skilled in price negotiations and chasing suppliers for information
* Willingness to learn, and grow with the company
* Proactive approach to work, acting on own initiative where possible
* Proven ability to work independently
* Ability to build and maintain supplier relationships
* Good attention to detail and highly accurate
* Proven ability to work under pressure and with large volumes of workloads
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
* Excellent customer service skills with confidence to deal with difficult situations
* Ability to get on with different people and departments whose priorities may not be the same as yours
* Supply chain management or Purchasing management qualification would be an advantage
* Experience using CAD or other forms of drawing software an advantage
* Proficient in Ms Office (Outlook, Word, and Excel)
* MS NAV experience would be an advantage but not essential
What You'll Get In Return:
This is a full-time role where no two days are the same. This is a real chance to grow your name in the Agriculture Procurement world. Dealing and networking with new and existing clients, negotiating contracts, and expanding the companies portfolio of products.