Job Title: Sourcing Specialist
Location: Lisburn – Northern Ireland
Contract: 3 months temporary contract (possible extension)
Rate: £35,000 pro rata
Grafton Recruitment are working with a large global manufacturing client to recruit an experienced procurement professional to join a local sourcing function on a short-term contract, and focused on sourcing components and engineered materials from a global supplier base.
Responsibilities:
* Sourcing new and alternative sources for products, whilst maintaining quality and on-time delivery targets at best pricing.
* Issuing and evaluating RFQs for local and global suppliers.
* Working within cross functional teams and supporting stakeholders through NPI, and engineering change processes, assessing supplier quotes, supplier selection, pricing, and delivery.
* Conducting supplier reviews and performance tracking.
* Acting as point of escalation with suppliers for any supply issues.
Requirements:
* Previous experience of working in a professional buying role and ideally within a manufacturing environment.
* Strong understanding of inventory management strategy and expediting.
* Strong negotiation skills – price and delivery terms.
* Experience of managing Supply Chain risk mitigation strategies
If you would be interested in this role please apply, or reach out to Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant – Procurement Recruitment) with any questions.