Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager
We here at Osborne are hiring a Senior Commercial and Procurement Manager on behalf of our client, Ireland’s largest supplier of gases and gas mixtures. This role will be based across 2 sites – Kildare and D12.
The ideal candidate will have 3+ years’ experience with a MASSIVE emphasis in procurement and strong commercial experience. You will be dealing with negotiations, contract control and P&L’s.
Package:
- Salary: €70,000+ DOE plus various benefits
- Excellent work/life balance
- Company car provided
Key responsibilities:
- This role is comprised of three main key areas of responsibility: Procurement, Commercial & Continuous Improvement.
Procurement
- Responsible for the contract negotiation with Key TMM Stakeholders of Chemical and Gas warehousing in Ireland and Consolidated warehousing in the US and Asia
- Reports to productivity team to identify new processes
- DRI for all new service suppliers to TMM from contractual perspective
- Implementation of existing and new TMM Vendors T&C's
- Ensures supplier contracts align with customer contracts
- Develop strategic partnerships with the OEM’s and Suppliers that complement the TMM service to deliver a best-in-class product and service
- Manages the request for quotation (RFQ) process with the TMM suppliers
- Accountable for the annual freight negotiations with shipping lines
- Works with legal to manage any vendor liability claims and the legal review of contracts for vendors
- Responsible for the contractual performance of our International Consolidation Centres in the United States and Asia
- Identify and implement cost improvement targets as well as driving cost improvements/deferrals of vendors
- Provides regular (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) insight and reporting on vendor performance management
- Keeps procurement system up to date and enters pricing proposals
- Acts as a point of contact for queries from vendors, which includes any payment queries
Commercial
- Develops annual Budget submission for all TMM Business
- Responsible for contract negotiation with Customer for TMM
- Acts as a point of contact for queries from customers, which includes resolving any disputed charges
- Periodic updates and reviews with customer key Commercial contacts
- Negotiate annual logistics contracts with international ocean freight providers
- Builds and produces cost and sales analysis for the TMM Director to review in line with the company’s profit expectations
- Manages the request for quotation (RFQ) process with the TMM customers
- Develop strategic partnerships with the customer that complement the TMM service to deliver a best-in- class product and services
- Works with legal to manage any customer liability claims and the legal review of contracts of customers
- Reports on P&L analysis for and by the TMM geography
- Design and negotiates service level agreements on any new business
- Accountable for the annual freight negotiations with customers
- Design and report on the annual SCQI (Supplier Continuous Quality Improvement) programme to TMM Director and Customers
- Design and negotiate service level agreements on new TMM business
- Provides regular (weekly, monthly, and quarterly) insight and reporting on TMM performance management with the customer
- Delivers an effective cost improvement program to the customer in line with the contract in place
- Generates annual costs and sales report for business unit submission across the TMM business
Productivity & Continuous Improvement
- Identifies, leads, and delivers strategic business initiatives across the TMM business
- Identify and be accountable for efficiencies and productivity improvement projects within TMM
- Engage and align with the Ireland Business Improvement Manager to drive key projects and contribute to the overall Ireland strategy
- Engage and collaborate with the wider Linde business to understand the synergies and best practices which may be applicable to the TMM business
Requirements:
- You MUST have a minimum of 3+ years’ experience in Procurement and/or Supply Chain qualification or the significant working experience within a similar role
- Good level of financial and commercial acumen to understand and interpret business scenarios, effectively evaluate market dynamics, and make informed, financially savvy decisions that drive growth and profitability
- Experience with managing a team; engaging, developing, and inspiring them to deliver at their highest capabilities
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, both internally and externally
- Excellent attention to detail with the ability to deliver to tight deadlines
- Passion and experience of implementing continuous improvement
- Supply chain management qualification would be a benefit
- Work with integrity, role modelling the behaviours aligned to being an inclusive workplace
For more information, please apply through the link provided for the attention of Shreya Thornton or call Osborne on (045) 579 066.
If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided
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If you are living in Ireland and hold a valid work permit we would love to hear from you, if however you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search.
Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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