Buyer/Planner

CPL

Dublin North

Cpl is seeking a Buyer/Planner to join a leading international pharma company based in Dublin. Great opportunity to progress your career joining a team dedicated to innovation and excellence. Very exciting times with newly acquired rights to a brand new, one of kind, cancer treatment drug. The Buyer/Planner will be responsible for planning and purchasing of materials to support internal manufacturing schedules and scheduling & ordering of externally manufactured products. The successful candidate will drive the day-to-day management of suppliers to ensure the achievement of agreed delivery, quality and service to the site. Responsibilities: Forecast, plan and purchase raw and packaging materials to ensure availability in line with internal manufacturing and packaging schedules and budgets. Forecast, plan, schedule and order externally manufactured products in line with sales demand. Co-ordinate transportation of materials and externally manufactured products as required. Communicate with other stakeholders (Warehouse, Quality, Production etc.) regarding material availability, deliveries and schedules. Develop and issue procedures, which will implement overall purchasing policies and strategies. Act as a “conduit” or “hub” of the purchasing function, oftenplaced as the front-line contact for both internal and external supplier issues. Responsible for understanding and implementing purchasing contracts. Involvement in supplier management plans for cost reduction, benchmarking and supplier rationalisation. Responsible for monitoring, measuring and reporting supplier performance, in terms of delivery and cost competitiveness. To include a periodic update of corrective/preventive action where required. Requirements: 3 -5 years purchasing experience in a Pharma environment preferred, life science background will be considered. Have a degree in Business or related discipline. Must have experience in management of Contract Manufacturing Organisations. Must have ERP experience. Must be able to travel as a requirement for this role. Must have a high level of computer literacy. Must have strong presentation skills and be able to deliver purchasing presentation briefings to management. *Excellent salary and package on offer. For more details please call Tim Clifford in the strictest of confidence on 016146095 or send your cv to Tim.Clifford@cpl.ie. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

1962 days ago