Job Title: Sourcing Specialist (Procurement) 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. Excellent communication and influencing skills. If you would be interested in this role please apply, or reach out to Adrian Harrison (Principal Consultant - Procurement Recruitment) with any questions. Should you require any support or assistance, please contact your local Grafton office. Grafton is part of Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited and we are proud founding members of Menopause in business, pledge members for Nuerodiversity in business, Disability committed members, Silver status pledge members for the Armed Forces Covenant, and Bronze trail blazers for Racial Equality matters. Gi Group Holdings Recruitment Limited group of companies includes Gi Recruitment Limited, Draefern Limited, Gi Group Recruitment Ltd, INTOO (UK) Limited, Marks Sattin (UK) Limited, TACK TMI UK Limited, Grafton Professional Staffing Limited, Encore Personnel Services, Gi Group Ireland Limited and Kelly Services (UK) Ltd. Gi Group Ireland Limited are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this role. We are committed to protecting the privacy of all of our candidates and clients. If you choose to apply, your information will be processed in accordance with the Gi Group Privacy Statement. To view a copy and to help you understand how we collect, use and process your personal data, please visit the Privacy page on the Grafton website