38 Purchasing jobs in Ireland

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Procurement
**Job Sub** **Function:**
Strategic Sourcing
**Job Category:**
People Leader
**All Job Posting Locations:**
Ringaskiddy, Cork, Ireland, Zug, Switzerland
**Job Description:**
**We are searching for the best talent for Senior Manager Orthopedics Supply Chain Procurement to be in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, Raritan, NJ, Raynham, MA, Zug, Switzerland or Cork, Ireland!**
Please note that this role is available across multiple countries and may be posted under different requisition numbers to comply with local requirements. While you are welcome to apply to any or all of the postings, we recommend focusing on the specific country(s) that align with your preferred location(s):
United States of America - Requisition Number: R-
Remember, whether you apply to one or all of these requisition numbers, your applications will be considered as a single submission.
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Your unique talents will help patients on their journey to wellness. Learn more at Enabling Technologies** is the fastest growing area of the Orthopaedics business, and the platform is a key enabler of growth. The Sr Manager Ortho SCP will be the Supply Chain Procurement business leader for this dynamic scope of business, the role has final accountability for effectively delivering supplier performance across Reliability of supply, GP improvement & Cost competitiveness and Supplier Selection for new product development.
The role has the critical responsibility of ensuring mutual understanding between the procurement organization and the Orthopaedics business, representing all categories and functional areas.
**Key Responsibilities:**
The Sr Manager Ortho SCP will be accountable for ensuring alignment between the J&J Supply Chain Procurement strategy and the Orthopaedics business strategy to deliver maximum value.
**The scope of responsibilities include:**
+ Develop and drive the Procurement vision for, with and through the Orthopaedics partner community to deliver on Supplier performance across reliability of supply, quality, cost, innovation, and growth commitments.
+ Serve as the owner of procurement activity, engaging with Business Partners and Key partner across Supply Chain and R&D, including LT membership and financial forums to align G&O's and drive major decision making.
+ Orchestrate supply base strategy performance to deliver on commitments and business needs by providing robust data and insights from the business across Supply Chain and R&D.
+ Understand long range requirements of the business and engage in strategic planning and partnering via S&OP forums to ensure alignment across all critical supply chain functions.
+ Own Procurement metrics and partner with Category leads to deliver annual value improvements and drive competitive advantage, continuously supervise the needs of the business to ensure their requirements are met.
+ Build and maintain relationships throughout J&J that results in dynamic interactive dialogue on a broad range of perspectives and information critical to the development of optimal approaches and solutions.
+ Develop deep supplier relationships with strategic suppliers by partnering with the Categories to drive end to end value for the business.
+ Develop a sound and efficient supply base strategy, partner cross-category to ensure robust supplier selection slates and drive adherence to the supplier selection process.
+ Develop and complete strategic network programs, Type 2 and GP improvement roadmap through close collaboration with Value Stream Leaders, Supply Chain team members and external partners.
+ Ensure appropriate resources from the business, with the possibility to directly manage employees and external contractors, to deliver upon goals and objectives.
**Qualifications**
**Education:**
Required Minimum Education: Bachelors / MBA or Equivalent
Required Years of Related Experience: 10+ Years
**Experience and Skills:**
**Required:**
+ Broad-based understanding of Orthopaedics business operations and practices and core Procurement areas of focus (Spend Management, Category Management and Supplier Management).
+ Customer Orientation (building and maintaining strong relationships with Orthopaedics & JNJ Senior Management.
+ Strong Business Acuity.
+ Strong leadership, vision & strategy setting, sophisticated negotiation, communication, collaboration & talent development skills.
+ Strong project management and change management capabilities.
+ Multi-country and multi-sector experience preferred with experience across geographies of varied sizes and businesses.
+ Strong verbal and written communication skills with proven track record of confidently communicating sophisticated information.
+ Ability to continuously improve the organization.
**Preferred:**
+ Proficiency with core Procurement skills (e.g., supplier management, market intelligence, Category Management, Procurement Excellence, etc.)
+ High level of credibility with internal customers, and with the supplier community at an executive level
+ Strong collaboration and influencing skills with ability to see issues from multiple viewpoints and understand differing needs of customers (e.g., businesses, Procurement LT, Marketing, R&D, Supply Chain, Legal)
+ Knowledge of Electric Systems, Digital & Robotics areas a bonus
+ Consistent track record in leading cross-functional teams and performing significant influencing roles
+ Strong business and contractual competence and confirmed team building skills
+ Demonstrated flexibility and willingness to respond to changes in the external environment, while ensuring the organization is able to effectively and efficiently move through transitions
**Other:**
+ Percentage traveled : 20% (domestic or international)
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We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on - 9 Sep 2025
At Medtronic you can begin a life-long career of exploration and innovation, while helping champion healthcare access and equity for all. You'll lead with purpose, breaking down barriers to innovation in a more connected, compassionate world.
**A Day in the Life**
A career at Medtronic is unlike any other. We're purposeful, committed, and driven by our mission to alleviate pain, restore health, and extend the lives of millions of people worldwide. Join our Global Technical Sourcing team as the Technical Sourcing Program Manager, where you will support the Diabetes team as a key member of our global team of dreamers and doers working tirelessly to reduce the burdens of living with diabetes. Our systems-first approach to diabetes care and innovative solutions are designed to meet people wherever they are in their diabetes journey and to help make their lives easier.
Global Technical Sourcing (GTS) bridges Global Supply Management (GSM) with Technology and New Product Development (NPD) Project Teams, aligning Medtronic Product and Supplier Technology Roadmaps. GTS accelerates innovation through suppliers to create a sustainable competitive advantage.
As part of the GSM Project Management function, the Technical Sourcing Program Manager will lead the reduction of overall supply risk and drive the adoption of capable technologies and sources in New Product Development, ensuring predictable supply and competitiveness through full product launch. Technical Sourcing is responsible for the timely execution of all project deliverables in the Product Development Process (PDP).
This position is an exciting opportunity to work with Medtronic's Diabetes business. Medtronic has announced its intention to separate the Diabetes division to promote future growth and innovation within the business and reallocate investments and resources across Medtronic, subject to applicable information and consultation requirements. This separation provides our team
with a bold opportunity to unleash our potential, enabling us to operate with greater speed and agility. As a separate entity, we anticipate leveraging increased investments to drive meaningful innovation and enhance our impact on patient care.
As the Technical Sourcing Program Manager, you will be the primary liaison between the product development team and suppliers, ensuring supplier capabilities align with project needs to meet NPD milestones and timelines.
You will:
+ Partner with cross-functional team members and suppliers to identify and plan GTS deliverables needed to support all phases of the NPD program through commercial launch.
+ Lead Phase Gate and

Company Description
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas - immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at Follow @abbvie on X, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn and Tik Tok ( .
Job Description
We are now looking for a Supply Chain Planner to join our team in Ballytivnan, Sligo. This is a new role due to the growth of the team. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced planner to join a growing site and make a real impact on patient outcomes by delivering first-class planning and cross-department collaboration.
The successful candidate will ensure product availability through effective management of available capacity while maintaining cost and quality compliance. In this position, you will be seen as a central point of communication between the plant and market relating to demand and supply. The successful candidate will be a self-starter, forward-thinking, and will possess excellent analytical and communication skills. The successful candidate will be results-driven and goal-focused team member who wants to help maximise the effectiveness of the supply chain operation while growing their career
Purpose:
The Supply Chain Planner plays a crucial role in optimizing and managing the flow of products and materials throughout the site. The Supply Chain Planner will ensure all customer demand is fully met for new and existing products, through demand management, efficient production planning and inventory management.
Responsibilities:
+ Develop and execute the supply chain strategy to optimize inventory levels, minimize stockouts, and reduce lead times.
+ The Supply Chain Planner will actively participate in New Product Introductions (NPI) by coordinating planning activities, developing demand forecasts, and aligning supply chain resources to ensure successful and timely launch of new products.
+ Develop and maintain accurate demand forecasts and inventory plans to meet customer demand.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and sales to ensure timely delivery of products and services to customers.
+ Monitor and analyze supply chain performance metrics, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement corrective actions as necessary.
+ Identify and assess supply chain risks, develop mitigation strategies, and implement contingency plans to manage disruptions.
+ Manage relationships with purchasing and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of materials and services and resolve any issues that may arise.
+ Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of inventory levels, procurement costs, and supplier performance.
+ Develop and maintain effective communication channels with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment of goals and objectives.
+ Participate in cross-functional projects to support business goals and objectives.
Qualifications
+ Minimum 5 years' experience in supply chain planning and execution.
+ Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in an appropriate Technical or Business Discipline. APICS (Desirable)
+ Understanding & experience using MRP/ERP systems, especially SAP.
Additional Information
AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.
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**About Abbott**
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
**Abbott in Ireland**
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
**Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
We are seeking a Procurement Specialist - Capital Equipment to lead the sourcing and purchasing of capital equipment for our manufacturing operations, with a particular focus on injection molding tooling and metal stamping. This role is critical to ensuring the timely and cost-effective acquisition of high-value assets that support production efficiency and innovation.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Lead the end-to-end procurement process for capital equipment, including supplier identification, tendering, negotiation, and contracting.
+ Drive cost optimization strategies while maintaining quality and compliance standards.
+ Manage relationships with selected suppliers, acting as the primary interface between them and internal functions.
+ Oversee supplier pricing and cost structures to optimize capital budgets.
+ Develop and maintain effective relationships with key suppliers and user departments to enhance the supply chain and reduce lead times and inventory liabilities.
+ Identify potential risks to supply continuity early and provide effective solutions to mitigate them.
+ Collaborate effectively as a team member, especially in Abbott GPS initiatives.
+ Ensure compliance with ADC quality systems, good manufacturing practices, corporate regulations, and EHS standards.
+ Maintain accurate training records to comply with ETMS/ISO training requirements.
+ Adhere to all company policies, procedures, and training requirements.
**Education and Experience:**
+ NFQ Level 8 qualification in Business, Supply Chain, or related Engineering/Science discipline.
+ Minimum of 4 years' experience in procurement, with a strong focus on capital equipment within a manufacturing environment.
+ Proven experience in injection molding tooling and/or metal stamping equipment procurement.
+ Strong understanding of equipment build processes and capital project management.
+ Ability to work under pressure and meet tight timelines while being flexible to adapt to changing priorities.
+ Knowledge of GMP regulations and standards.
+ Proficient in MS Office and capable of analyzing complex issues effectively.
+ Strong attention to detail and a commitment to high standards of accuracy.
**What we Offer:**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance,
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
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Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
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**Job Description Summary**
GE HealthCare is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Planning Manager to oversee the end-to-end planning process for our medical technology products. In this role, you'll ensure customer needs are met while maintaining optimal inventory levels. You'll work closely with Demand Planning, Customer Service, Production/Packing, and Logistics teams to identify and resolve capacity constraints and supply chain bottlenecks, driving efficiency and reliability across operations.
As a global leader in medical technology and digital solutions, GE HealthCare is committed to building a world where healthcare has no limits. Here, your ideas matter, your voice is heard, and your work contributes to life-changing innovations. Join us to unlock your ambition, collaborate with passionate professionals, and help shape the future of healthcare.
**Job Description**
**Responsibilities**
+ Manage master planning, material processes and systems, prepare and update production schedules and purchasing needs. Ensure operational alignment with production plan and KPIs. Optimize inventory and process improvements.
+ Prepare manufacturing plan that supports the supply timelines required by our customer whilst balancing inventory levels and operational efficency of site assets. Tracks progress, readjusts schedules and communicates changes to affected stakeholders, whilst actively mitigating impact and resolving any product supply and/or customer service issues
+ Maintain SAP planning parameters to ensure data integrity
+ Maintain and report on relevant Supply Chain KPI's including plant inventories, backorders, and stockouts.
+ Compiles, analyzes and presents non-routine information to support Supply Chain activities and to assist with decision making- e.g. inventory levels, inventory positioning, material deliveries, planned master production schedule, S&OP and sales forecasts
+ Develop robust processes that support and enhance the planning function
+ Establish and maintain positive working relationships across the Site and Supply Chain. Negotiates and monitors levels of service or performance provided, communicates and actions areas of concern to resolve issues.
+ Monitoring stock levels, forecasting demand, and placing orders to ensure timely replenishment.
+ Creating and processing purchase orders, tracking shipments, and resolving any issues with deliveries.
+ Maintaining positive relationships with suppliers, resolving disputes, and evaluating their performance.
**Qualifications and Requirements**
+ 3rd level qualification or equivalent work experience in the pharma industry.
+ Communication:
Clear and concise written and verbal communication, active listening.
+ Teamwork & Collaboration:
Ability to work effectively with others, contribute to team goals, and collaborate on projects.
+ Problem-Solving & Critical Thinking:
Identifying issues, analyzing situations, and developing effective solutions.
+ Adaptability & Flexibility:
Ability to adjust to changing situations, learn new skills quickly, and embrace new challenges.
+ Attention to Detail:
Ensuring accuracy and thoroughness in work, paying close attention to details.
+ ERP System Knowledge / Microsoft Excel Proficiency:
Experience with ERP systems required, preferably SAP. Strong Excel skills with an ability to manipulate data.
**Inclusion and Diversity**
GE HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer where inclusion matters. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.
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We expect all employees to live and breathe our behaviors: to act with humility and build trust; lead with transparency; deliver with focus, and drive ownership - always with unyielding integrity.
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Our total rewards are designed to unlock your ambition by giving you the boost and flexibility you need to turn your ideas into world-changing realities. Our salary and benefits are everything you'd expect from an organization with global strength and scale, and you'll be surrounded by career opportunities in a culture that fosters care, collaboration and support.
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**Job Description :**
**Job Title:** Category Manager
**Location:** Dublin or Belfast
**About the role:**
The Category Development Manager will spearhead the development and execution of a multi-year roadmap aimed at driving significant category growth across various channels and customers. This role requires strategic ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and a data-driven approach to ensure Diageo Ireland remains at the forefront of industry practices.
**About You:**
+ An innovative leader with a proven track record of developing and landing category growth strategies within the FMCG industry.
+ A strategic approach and ability to navigate complex market dynamics which will enable this role to develop and implement differentiated growth roadmaps that drive significant market share gains.
+ Strong analytical skills, using this leverage insights and data to inform decision-making and optimise performance.
+ Collaborative nature allowing this role to lead cross-functional teams effectively, aligning diverse collaborators around common goals.
+ An ability to foster innovation, ensuring that product pipelines are both insightful and aligned with market realities.
+ Experience in managing customer relationships across varied channels which will equip the individual in this role with the skills needed to influence and drive category priorities.
+ As a future-fit leader, this role will be committed to continuous learning and applying global practices to maintain Diageo Ireland's competitive edge. Passionate about at nurturing talent, creating an environment where individuals can thrive and reach their full potential.
+ A passion for excellence and ability to inspire others make you an invaluable asset in leading Diageo's category growth agenda!
**Role Responsibilities:**
+ **Strategic Roadmap Development:** Lead the creation of a differentiated 3+ year category growth strategy tailored by customer and channel.
+ **Performance Management:** Oversee in-year category performance, identifying necessary course corrections to achieve targets.
+ **Cross-Functional Leadership:** Guide a cross-functional team to align on annual priorities during customer range reviews, collaborating closely with Revenue Growth Management (RGM) to optimize assortment management.
+ **Innovation Partnership:** Drive the category growth agenda with the innovation team, ensuring that the pipeline is aligned with insights and market realities.
+ **Insight & Data Utilization:** Develop an insight-centric reporting suite to inform the design, differentiation, and delivery of category plans across channels.
+ **External Insight Leadership:** Lead external category insight initiatives using an "Outside In" approach.
**Future Fit Leadership:**
+ Integrate global FMCG industry findings to maintain Diageo Ireland's position as a leader in best-in-class Category Development practices.
+ Manage diverse collaborators across varied channels and customer landscapes to lead and influence effectively.
+ Foster talent development within teams to ensure a robust future talent
**Key Performance Indicators**
+ Accountable for LAD Market Share Delivery across Island of Ireland (IOI).
+ Winning Range Reviews:
+ Delivering weighted and numeric distribution growth
+ Gaining share of shelf
+ Improving shelf location of key brands, SKU's and formats
**What We Offer:**
+ A truly flexible, inclusive workplace where you can do your best work - your way.
+ A competitive salary, bonus, and benefits package that supports your lifestyle and goals.
+ An excellent family leave policy and a commitment to work-life balance.
+ Access to market-leading development, leadership coaching, and career growth opportunities.
+ And, of course, some of the best colleagues in the business.
**Flexible Working Statement:**
Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you so that you're supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one.
**Diversity statement:**
Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this.
We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you'll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You'll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, mindsets, and more.
Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to the next level and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world.
**Worker Type :**
Regular
**Primary Location:**
St James Gate
**Additional Locations :**
Capital House
**Job Posting Start Date :**

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers - the brands we're building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.
Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you'll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you'll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.
With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you'll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we'll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.
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**About Abbott**
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
**Abbott in Ireland**
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
**Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare .
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
In this important role, you will lead category sourcing initiatives focusing on Packaging, encompassing local, domestic and international purchasing opportunities. You will be establishing, articulating, and implementing sourcing strategies, with an emphasis on introducing new suppliers to support the expansion in Kilkenny. This entails obtaining program buy-in from various stakeholder organizations, managing project plans, identifying the resources to support the objectives, and driving projects through complex sourcing processes, ensuring end results meet the requirements of all organisations impacted.
To fulfil this role, you will need a proactive approach that is relationship oriented, customer focused, analytical and data-driven, creative and committed to continuous improvement. Experience in working on new supplier onboarding is a plus.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Overall strategic ownership of suppliers/commodities within the Packaging category.
+ Working closely with business stakeholders in Corporate and Divisional functions to enable business continuity, including driving implementation plans.
+ Nurturing stakeholder relationships by serving as a strong business partner, helping to identify business critical needs and requirements while providing operational support that meets immediate and long-term demands.
+ Being a strategic representative of Abbott, across disciplines, industry and within the community.
+ Proactively identify areas of opportunity for business process improvement.
+ Providing insights to business units on how to optimize and refine Abbott and Supplier processes to improve effectiveness.
+ Influencing business units to align with strategic initiatives that enable effective operational efficiencies across the enterprise.
+ Effective operational leader capable of driving effectiveness for the category.
+ Ability to assess overall needs and react to anticipated and unanticipated disruptions.
+ Driving financial performance thorough supply base management, and category capability building.
+ Strong cost focus, delivering savings, managing negotiations and escalations, and driving value add / value engineering analysis.
+ Influencing and partnering with business leaders to manage and align business needs and requirements for the category.
+ Monitoring global market dynamics and anticipating business critical actions that may be required for business continuity.
+ Being a key relationship manager with category suppliers, driving risk management, and enhanced development of a flexible agile supply base.
**Qualifications and experience**
+ Degree in related discipline.
+ At least 8 years of combined / related experience in a procurement / buying / category management role.
+ Experience in identifying and onboarding new suppliers.
+ Experience of supporting new site / expansion activity.
+ Industry experience in paper packaging / labels preferable.
+ Experience in a manufacturing environment preferable.
+ Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
+ Effective relationship building skills, capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels.
+ Proficiency in PC applications (word processing, spreadsheets, and presentations)
+ CIPS qualification (or equivalent)
+ Degree educated.
**We offer:**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Health Insurance for you and your family
+ Pension
+ Life insurance
+ Short Term Disability Protection
+ Long Term Disability Protection
+ Carers leave.
+ Education Assistance
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Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
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Parexel is currently seeking a Trial Vendor Senior Manager to join us in Ireland, dedicated to a single sponsor.
As a core member of the Clinical Trial Team (CTT), this successful individual will independently manage all vendor-related aspects of global clinical trials to deliver study outcomes within schedule, budget, quality/compliance and performance standards.
Proactively managing vendor-related risks and potential issues, this role will be accountable for all vendor-related operational trial deliverables.
Working as a Trial Vendor Senior Manager at Parexel FSP offers tremendous long-term job security and prospects. We undertake vital clinical studies for sponsors including the leading global biotechs and Pharma top 50. And we have an incredible pipeline of work.
Expect exciting professional challenges in inspiring studies, but with time for your outside life.
**Responsibilities**
Operational Management / Deliverables:
+ Interacts and collaborates closely with study team lead and study team members during study lifetime.
+ Reviews vendor related protocol sections during protocol development.
+ Collaborates with Vendor Study Manager (VSM) to the development of Study Specification Worksheet (SSW) to facilitate bid process. If no VSM is assigned to the category, drive the SSW completion.
+ Manages interface with vendors in cooperation with vendor partner functions.
+ Quote/proposal review in collaboration with procurement, support contract negotiations, if required.
+ Contributes to the development of vendor contract amendments.
+ Accountable for vendor cost control, budget review, invoice reconciliation and PO close-out.
+ Manages vendor service excellence at study level, ensures vendors meet quality and service level standards in their service delivery for the trial.
+ Covers all vendor activities after study start-up and all categories not covered by VSMs during start-up.
+ Initiates/co-ordinates vendor kick-off meeting for categories not covered by VSMs.
+ Attends vendor kick-off meeting for VSM supported categories.
+ Optimizing a front loaded and timely study-start-up process, manages vendor-related activities for DB go live.
+ Performs user-acceptance testing (UAT) for eCOA and IRT.
+ Drives and monitors central vendor-related activities for site activation, compiles Final Protocol Package (FPP) required documents centrally, monitors site activation progress and addresses related issues and risk.
+ Creates and maintains vendor-related risk maps with contingency plan for documentation.
+ Manages system and portal user access for vendors, sponsor and site staff, maintain access logs.
+ Uses Unified Vendor Portal (UVP) to manage vendors.
+ Uses Clinical Insights to manage vendors and to achieve site readiness timelines.
+ Plans and tracks supply delivery to sites and return of equipment from sites.
+ Interacts and collaborates with Data Ops, reviews vendor-related cycle times (e.g. DTS finalization, data transfers, DBL).
+ Acts as an escalation point for vendor-related query management.
+ Follow-up with countries and hubs for their vendor-related risks and issues.
+ Document issues identified with vendor oversight/performance in FIRST tool and implements and monitors corrective action.
Activities & Interfaces:
+ Member of CTT; participant of CTT sub teams as needed. Manage all vendor-related activities for study lifetime.
+ Partners with Vendor Program Strategy Director organization to implement the defined program level vendor strategies successfully at both a program and trial level.
+ Escalate risk and issues for selected categories to Trial Vendor Associate Directors Community Lead and/or Vendor Alliance Lead (VAL) as needed.
+ Interacts and collaborates for vendor management with partner functions such as ESP QA and Procurement.
+ Achieves excellence in vendor operations and management through process improvement in collaboration with the leadership and colleagues in other departments.
+ Apply and encourage agile mindset, values, and principles; be an ambassador for agile and a catalyst for these new ways of working.
**Here are a few requirements specific to this advertised role.**
Education:
+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent degree is required, with advanced degree preferred.
Knowledge & Experience:
+ 3+ years working experience and excellent knowledge of the clinical operation processes and vendor management.
+ Excellent knowledge of GxP and ICH regulations.
+ Very good knowledge of clinical trial design and mapping to supplier requirements.
+ Experience working with diverse cross-functional teams and a matrix environment and driving organizational excellence.
+ Experience in User Acceptance testing for e-COA and IRT.
+ Knowledge of key deliverables that impact green light milestones and vendor readiness.
+ Experience or Expertise with Central Labs, Electronic Clinical Outcomes Assessment (eCOA), and Electronic Patient Reported Outcome (ePRO), Interactive Response Technology (IRT), Cardiac and Respiratory diagnostics, Patient Recruitment and Retention (PR&R), and/or Imaging reading (global process ownership, business system owner, SOP management, global training on supplier related SOPs and processes).
Skills and experience:
+ Very strong vendor management skills; outsourcing, contracting, and sourcing of clinical services.
+ Results-driven: demonstrated ability of completing projects on time.
+ Strong influencing and negotiation skills.
+ Strong relationship building and good written and oral communication skills.
+ Strong problem solving, negotiation, deadline driven and conflict resolution skills.
+ Demonstrated willingness to make decisions and to take responsibility for such.
+ Excellent interpersonal skills (team player).
+ Strong organizational awareness; advanced planning and project management skills.
+ Proven networking skills and ability to share knowledge and experience amongst colleagues.
+ Proficient in written and spoken English.
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We supported the trials of most of today's top 50 best-selling drugs, but equally we enable more niche drug developments that are critical to the well-being of many patients.
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Description
The Ireland Marketplace team at Amazon is looking for a talented, customer-obsessed Category Merchant Manager to help shape the future of our 3rd party marketplace. The role offers the unique opportunity to drive large scale, high visibility projects across different Amazon teams.
As Category Merchant Manager, you will be in charge of projects that contribute to long-term success, improving customer experience, supporting growth. Responsibilities include expanding our product selection by closing parity selection vs EU5, improving product availability, building strong relationships with key partners (both internally and externally) and driving improvements and reaching feature parity vs other 3PX marketsplaces. This role will have a high degree of autonomy and will be able to influence across a broad range of projects across the business.
The ideal candidate will be highly organized and have a demonstrated track record of successful project management/ownership, juggling multiple projects with competing deadlines, and using data to identify and prioritize opportunities. He/she is analytical, enthusiastic, self-motivated, detail-oriented, customer-focused, and has strong writing skills with the ability to handle ambiguity and influence employees at all levels of the organization.
Key job responsibilities
As a Category Merchant Manager, you will play a critical role in driving growth and improving customer experience within the 3rd Party Marketplace. Your key responsibilities will include:
-Selection strategy and ownership: Work closely with leadership to develop and execute business strategies that drive growth. Use data-driven insights to enhance the customer experience, optimize selection, and accelerate the Amazon Flywheel (selection, pricing and speed)
- Business Development: You will work closely with Seller recruiting teams to help identify selection gaps and drive strategic selection expansion on Amazon.ie by unlocking high-potential sellers.
- DEX Improvements: Identify, prioritize and execute on new opportunities to further accelerate growth of FBA as well as optimize processes across MFN & FBA; Identify gaps (or overlaps) and opportunities, and initiate high-impact projects based on analysis
- Project management: Automate and scale selection growth via new selection, product listing quality and in-stock opportunities. Partner with technology teams to drive automation and scalability across the worldwide organization.
- Customer Experience: Identify and address customer pain points; develop and implement improvements to enhance the overall shopping experience
The successful candidate must be able to:
- Act as the 'business owner' for the third party marketplace, possessing a complete understanding of internal and external variables that impact our business (forecasting and planning sales growth, auditing and reporting on the category's core input metrics, along with responsibility for driving strategic projects to achieve business objectives).
- Develop a complete understanding of the customer needs, both existing and potential, and use that knowledge to deliver site features that provide Amazon customers with an unparalleled shopping experience.
- Create business plans for new opportunities and develop and execute project plans for the launch of new features, incorporating merchandising and pricing strategies
- Coordinate cross-functional teams, and communicate with internal and external stakeholders, while meeting tight deadlines for high visibility projects
- Conduct financial analysis of business opportunities to meet and exceed revenue and profitability targets.
Basic Qualifications
- Several years' experience preferably in product management, sales management or management consulting- strong analytical skills (including advanced excel and SQL)
- Highly organized and results oriented.
- Experience in working in an ambiguous environment with changing priorities
- Proven experience in creating business reviews and lead cross-functional meetings/ conference calls on an international level with multiple stakeholders
- A great deal of personal initiative and strong hands-on attitude along with creativeness, decisiveness and results-driven mentality for a business-focused way of thinking.
- Proven project management skills(Stakeholder management, written communication, regular updates on goals, Program flashes)
Preferred Qualifications
- 3P experience a plus, but not mandatory
- Proven experience in developing original ideas, approaches, and solutions to typical, unusual, or difficult situations in a competitive and ever changing business climate
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