Procurement Consultant

Long Odonnell; Ireland; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Ireland is seeking an experienced Supply Chain Manager. This role involves responsibilities such as conducting requirement gathering, preparing tender packs, and negotiating contracts with suppliers. Candidates must have strong sourcing/supply chain experience and familiarity with the public utilities or engineering sectors. Proficiency in Office 365, particularly MS Excel, and knowledge of e-procurement tools is desirable. Full right to work without sponsorship is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Experience in the public utilities, water, infrastructure or engineering sector.
• Experience within Utilities or Gas is required for this role.
• Full right to work without sponsorship is required for this role.

Responsibilities

• Conduct requirement gathering exercises and formalise tender packs.
• Accountable for working with internal and external legal resources.
• Effective planning and utilisation of resources against business needs.
• Prepare tender packs and deliver low value sourcing events.
• Conduct contract negotiation activity with suppliers.

Skills

Sourcing/supply chain experience

Knowledge of e-procurement tools

Experience in supplier identification

Office 365 suite including MS Excel and PowerPoint

Strategic sourcing methodology knowledge

Tools

MS Excel

MS PowerPoint

e-procurement tools (Ariba, Coupa, etc.)

Job description

Long O Donnell Associates is continually recognised as a world class consultant providing engineering, project and programme management and commercial solutions, to our clients within the energy, infrastructure and Governmental sectors.

Providing consistently high results time and time again, we are today supporting many major complex projects and programmes with our skills in commercial and contracts, design and engineering, project delivery and health, safety and environmental services.

Long O Donnell are currently looking to speak with experienced Supply Chain Manager candidates with experience within the public utilities/ infrastructure or engineering sector. We are on the look out for experience individuals to work to work within the utility industry.

Roles and Responsibilities

• Where necessary or required the Sourcing officer shall conduct requirement gathering exercises, formalise tender packs and timelines
• The Sourcing officers are accountable for working with legal resources both internal and external
• Effective planning and utilisation of resources, against pipeline activity and business needs.
• Tender pack preparation, including invitation and instruction to tenderer's (IITT), contract notices, contract award notices
• Delivering “mini-tenders” under existing frameworks, for low value sourcing events adhering to the sourcing rules under each framework
• Document control
• Conduct contract negotiation activity with suppliers
• Undertake post sourcing event reviews, tracking and logging lessons learnt an implemented with the appropriate Category Management, contract management, and Supplier Relationship Management population.

Knowledge/experience needed

• Experience in the public utilities, water, infrastructure or engineering sector
• Experience within Utilities or Gas is required for this role
• Sourcing/supply chain experience.
• Office 365 suite including MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience of e-procurement tools (e.g. Ariba, Coupa, Tradeshift, Jagger, etc.) desirable
• Good knowledge of end-to-end procurement processes and strategic sourcing methodology
• Experience in supplier identification, tendering, evaluating, and selection expertise
• Experience in gathering and challenging requirements from stakeholders
• Knowledge of contracting options, including administration of terms and conditions
• Full Right to Work without sponsorship is required for this role.