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Job ID: JOB-13436
Sourcing Specialist II

Our Client a leader in the Medical Devices Industry, will give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, they will help you in advancing your skills and career and you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.

Our client are now recruiting for a Sourcing Specialist II position based at their Galway site. They offer you a hybrid role, comprehensive benefits, and a great work-life balance. So, if you are passionate about sourcing and ready for the next step in your career, read on for more information and apply today!

Purpose Statement

Responsible for developing and executing optimal category & sourcing strategies. Establish & enhance supplier relationships to drive sourcing & supplier initiatives to meet or exceed product quality, service & deliver sustainable cost reductions, whilst reducing or mitigating risk in the Supply Chain.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner ​with best in industry suppliers ​to provide materials, products, innovation and services that drive a​ competitive advantage ​for Boston Scientific.
• Utilizes strategic sourcing methodologies (spend analysis, market research, benchmarking, negotiation, contracting and continuous improvement) to lead the category team to refine and execute category strategies that incorporate stakeholder feedback and meet Global Sourcing objectives for Quality, Services and Cost.
• Build & enhance supplier relationships to drive sourcing & supplier initiatives to meet or exceed product quality, service & deliver sustainable cost reductions, whilst reducing or mitigating risk in the Supply Chain.
• Seek out cost reductions with supply base year round.
• Responsible for contract and vendor management activities such as strategic reviews, site visits, maintaining supplier performance review metrics/scorecards, risk mitigation and managing service escalations.
• Monitors market dynamics and communicates changes that affect internal client needs and identify trends in category to drive continuous improvement with larger procurement team.
• Seeks out opportunities to gain additional insight beyond current function to deliver great results for BSC.
• Support core teams for new product development, integration and transition to support projects, identify and mitigate risk, align with strategic supply base, and deliver in accordance with schedules and cost targets. Responsible for tasks related to new vendor set up.
• Has a good understanding and experience of how to negotiate. Responsibilities may include negotiations for price centric products and services. And is primarily involved in supporting others. Has some negotiation training.
• Negotiate, document, approve and advise on all annual operation plan deliverables for all assigned suppliers, ensuring inputs are correct, work to prevent supplier related unfavorable price point variances and address any proposed increases.

Experience & Educational Requirements

• NFQ Level 8 (240 credits) qualification in a related discipline.
• Minimum of 2 years Strategic Procurement (Sourcing) and Supplier Relationship Management
• Proven quantitative abilities e.g. cost modeling, data analysis
• Experience managing optimal supplier contracts and negotiating value improvements
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Medical Device or experience in a regulated industry is preferred
• Experience working in acquisitions or project management preferred.

For more information on this Role in Galway please contact Terry McAuliffe on 0860468858 or email hr@hero.ie Check out all our open jobs on our HERO Recruitment website – https://www.hero.ie/ Please Note: Under its obligation under the Data Protection legislation, HERO Recruitment will not forward your details to any company without your prior approval Data can only be transferred outside of the EEA on the basis of standards contractual clauses, to a country for whom an adequacy decision has been given by the European Commission or where the express permission of the data subject has been given. You have supplied us with your personal data in the process of applying for a position. Our client company may have personnel outside of the EEA who will review you data. We will apply the appropriate criteria in respect of the data transfer depending on the location of those personnel.

Terry McAuliffe

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