17 Purchasing jobs in Ireland

**Work Schedule**
Standard (Mon-Fri)
**Environmental Conditions**
Adherence to all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) Safety Standards, Cleanroom: no hair products, jewelry, makeup, nail polish, perfume, exposed piercings, facial hair etc. allowed, Laboratory Setting, Loud Noises (Equipment/Machinery), Office, Some degree of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) required (safety glasses, gowning, gloves, lab coat, ear plugs etc.), Standing for full shift, Warehouse
**Job Description**
Join our team at Thermo Fisher Scientific and work alongside a dedicated group with a shared enthusiasm for discovery and innovation. We provide resources and chances for impactful contributions.
**Location** :
This role will report into the Pharma Services Group and can based near any one of our PSG sites in EMEA.
**How will you make an impact** ?
The Supplier Management Engineer will contribute to global performance management at Thermo Fisher.
**What we will do** :
+ Traveling up to 50%, we visit suppliers to resolve manufacturing, quality, and technical issues, and prevent future problems.
+ We provide supplier investigation ownership and applies enhanced problem-solving skills (six sigma) to identify true root cause, develop, and implement irreversible corrective actions. Provides efficient and effective solutions and CAPA management for supplier issues.
+ Leads technical aspects for suppliers, optimizing materials and services.
+ Responsible for communicating supplier issues to Leadership Team
+ We participate in periodic business and relationship review meetings with problematic suppliers.
+ We serve as a primary point of contact to Thermo Fisher manufacturing sites and suppliers in the region. Influences internal partners and works across functional boundaries to identify business needs, establish standard processes, ensure alignment, and mitigate risk.
+ We are responsible for ensuring a data driven Global Supplier Management program that focuses on identifying and mitigating risk across the direct material supply chain.
**How you will get here!**
**Education** :
A minimum of a Bachelor's degree is required in Engineering, Science, or Business
**Experience** :
+ 8+ years exp. in regulated environment (GMP a plus) in Pharma, Med Device, OTC Drug, Cosmetics, Food, Automotive, or Aerospace needed.
+ Validated experience with a minimum of 3 years in each role within at least 2 of the following functional areas:
+ Operations, Quality, Procurement and/or Supply Chain Management
+ Experience in data management, collection, analysis, technical writing, and driving continuous improvement with a track record of achieving results.
+ Experience in business and quality management systems (i.e. SAP, TrackWise, etc.).
+ Experience in a matrix organization and influencing internal and external team members at multiple levels of the organization.
+ Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt or Yellow Belt certification is a plus.
**Equivalency** :
Equivalent combinations of education, training, and meaningful work experience may be considered.
**Knowledge, Skills, Abilities** :
+ Ability to develop and / or improve supplier relationships.
+ Confirmed problem-solving skills.
+ Six Sigma certification (black, green belt) is preferred.
+ Ability to develop and / or improve commercial relationships.
+ Validated self-starter that works well independently and within team settings.
+ Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation skills.
+ Appreciates and respects diversity, values, and norms.
+ Facilitates business negotiations in a professional manner.
+ Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PPT).
+ Strong time management skills and the ability to work within a team as well as independently.
Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

**Supply Planner**
**Position Summary:**
We are looking for an experienced and detail-oriented **Supply Planner** to manage supply planning activities across a designated product portfolio. Reporting to the Supply Planning Manager, this role is responsible for developing executable supply plans, ensuring product availability, optimizing inventory, and supporting key supply chain KPIs. The ideal candidate is a strong communicator and problem-solver, with the ability to analyze data, manage complexity, and influence stakeholders across the organization.
**What you will do:**
+ Develop and maintain mid- to short-term supply plans based on demand forecasts, inventory targets, and capacity constraints.
+ Collaborate with procurement, manufacturing, logistics, and demand planning teams to ensure accurate and timely execution of supply plans.
+ Monitor supply chain performance metrics such as inventory turns, service level, and supply plan adherence.
+ Identify and escalate supply risks or constraints, propose mitigation actions, and support decision-making in cross-functional forums.
+ Ensure supply plans are accurately reflected in ERP and planning systems; maintain planning parameters (lead times, MOQ, safety stock, etc.).
+ Support the S&OP process with data inputs, plan assumptions, and scenario modeling.
+ Take financial accountability for inventory related to assigned portfolio (e.g., target setting, aging analysis, write-off risk, and reporting).
+ Work closely with finance and supply planning leadership to balance inventory levels and working capital objectives.
+ Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives in supply planning processes, tools, and data accuracy.
**What you will need:**
+ Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management, Business, Engineering, Accountancy or related field.
+ 2-3 years of experience in supply planning, production planning, or related supply chain functions.
+ Solid understanding of supply planning principles, inventory management, and ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Oracle, Kinaxis, OMP).
+ Strong analytical skills with proficiency in Excel and planning/reporting tools.
+ APICS/CSCP certification or ongoing pursuit is a plus.
+ Experience in (industry, if applicable - e.g., manufacturing, consumer goods, pharmaceuticals) is preferred.
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This role will be posted for a minimum of 3 days.
Stryker is a global leader in medical technologies and, together with its customers, is driven to make healthcare better. The company offers innovative products and services in MedSurg, Neurotechnology, Orthopaedics and Spine that help improve patient and healthcare outcomes. Alongside its customers around the world, Stryker impacts more than 150 million patients annually.
Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer - M/F/Veteran/Disability.

**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 Ireland Nutrition Sligo**
We understand that proper nutrition is the foundation for living the best life possible. That's why we develop science-based nutrition products for people of all ages. Our products help babies and children grow, keep bodies strong and active, and support the unique nutrition needs of people with chronic illnesses - to make every stage of life a healthy one.
Abbott is a leader in providing enteral nutrition feeding devices, including enteral feeding pumps and pump sets. Enteral feeding (also known as tube feeding) is a means of providing nutrition to people who cannot obtain nutrition by swallowing. Enteral nutrition contains all the calories and vitamins a person needs.
Abbott's journey in Ireland began in 1974 with our first manufacturing facility in Sligo. Over the years, we've transformed from manual operations to a state-of-the-art, fully automated facility. Now located in Carbury Point, Finisklin, Sligo, our award-winning site is recognized for operational excellence, safety, training, and community involvement. The prestigious Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence highlights our commitment to continuous improvement and a culture of excellence, delivering sustainable results year after year.
**Primary Function / Goals / Objectives**
Reporting to the Planning and Purchasing Manager, your key responsibilities will include:
+ Responsibility for MPS & MRP for raw material, intermediate and finished goods.
+ Manage the Purchasing function to ensure material supply in line with plant schedules.
+ Coordinate the purchasing process and work with NPI activities.
+ BOM / Item Master Management
+ CRM and primary point of contact for distribution centre
+ Scenario planning
+ Coordinate materials aspect for NPI's
+ Work with Supply chain members to meet target performance on KPIs
+ Inventory Management and Control(including cycle count process)
+ Liaise with transportation companies regarding deliveries
+ Schedule deliveries within warehouse capacities
+ Project implementation in line with specific goals
+ The position will require communication with the following:
+ Contacts with all levels of management within the plant.
+ Contacts with Abbott personnel in other affiliates especially in planning shipping/distribution/marketing.
+ Coordinate purchased materials to support production and meet product cost within the framework of Abbott Code of Business and applicable laws.
+ Co-ordinate purchase of non-inventory items required to meet plant operation at lowest total cost of ownership levels
**Education/Skills/Knowledge:**
+ Certificate/Diploma/Degree in a related discipline, or IPICS / IIPMM. Appropriate qualification in either Purchasing/ Production Planning e.g. Diploma in Purchasing or relevant APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) examinations.
+ Excellent Computer skills.
+ Excellent planning and organizational skills.
+ Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
+ Excellent attention to detail.
+ Appropriate qualification in either Purchasing/ Production Planning e.g. Diploma in Purchasing or relevant APICS (American Production and Inventory Control Society) examinations.
+ At least two years' experience in production planning in a manufacturing company, preferably previous experience with planning short shelf life products.
+ A high level of expertise is required in solving scheduling, logistics, expediting and purchasing problems.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
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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, nutritional's and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
**About Abbott Diabetes Care**
Abbott is the global leader in Diabetes Care with the number one continuous glucose monitor worldwide. We are delivering breakthroughs for people living with diabetes with the highest level of accuracy in our unmatched sensing technology, we have more than 7 million Freestyle Libre users globally.
**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.
**What You'll Be Doing:** **:**
+ 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 5+ years of combined / related experience in a procurement / buying / category management role.
+ Industry experience in paper packaging / labels - preferable.
+ Experience in a manufacturing environment preferable.
+ Effective relationship building skills, capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels.
+ CIPS qualification (or equivalent) -preferable
**What's in it for you:**
+ Pension
+ Healthcare
+ Bonus
+ Life insurance
+ Disability insurance
+ Paid maternity leave
+ Parental leave
+ Adoptive leave
+ Flexible working
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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

**The Company:**
We are a team of nearly 48,000 mission-driven partners striving each day to advance healthcare and improve lives.
Headquartered in Dublin Ohio, Cardinal Health, is a distributor of pharmaceuticals, a global manufacturer and distributor of medical and laboratory products, and a provider of performance and data solutions for healthcare facilities
We are a crucial link between the clinical and operational sides of care, working with more than 4,500 sourcing and manufacturing partners to deliver end-to-end solutions and data-driven insights that advance healthcare and improve lives every day. With deep partnerships, diverse perspectives and innovative digital solutions, we build connections across the continuum of care.
With more than 50 years in business and operations in 30 countries, Cardinal Health is essential to care.
**What Sourcing Management contributes to Cardinal Health**
Global Sourcing is responsible for creating and managing diverse strategic supplier partnerships that drive enterprise value with innovation, best cost and competitive advantages that benefit customers, suppliers and patients. Develops and executes strategic plans by leveraging market intelligence, industry knowledge and cross-functional collaboration. Competitive advantage is created through supplier selection and management contract negotiation, supply chain optimization and risk mitigation.
**Role Description**
The primary focus of this team in Dublin, Ireland involves managing international sourcing contract activities on a global scale. It plays a pivotal role in the global operation of Pharmaceutical & Specialty Solution segment in Cardinal Health. This is an exciting opportunity to join a global leader in the healthcare industry and help strengthen its global presence.
Based in Dublin, Ireland the Sourcing Manager is responsible for the development and execution of sourcing strategies to leverage relationships within the business entity and across the enterprise to achieve best total value. This includes several critical operational tasks such as:- ensuring data exchange services to suppliers are flawlessly executed, managing supply interruption disputes so that they are resolved without delay and executing high value purchase set up's to optimize inventory and service levels
**Responsibilities**
**EDI Monitoring / trouble shooting:** Daily monitoring/trouble shooting of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transmissions to ensure sales tracing data and inventory reports are processed right first time and are made available to suppliers on a timely basis
**Failure to Supply Management:** Work with internal stakeholders (procurement/finance) and external manufacturing suppliers to monitor failure to supply events. Work cross functionally to resolve any disputes that may develop and ensure Cardinal Health is correctly compensated when deliveries into its distribution network are interrupted.
**Manual Prep Buy:** Collaborate with the global sourcing team to closely manage critical items that require additional oversight via a manual buy process ensuring that inventory levels are optimized and customer service levels maintained.
**Other responsibilities:**
· Document management e.g. writing/maintaining standard operating procedures and training materials
· Inventory analysis and management e.g.
· Stock builds for seasonal Cold Flu Seasons
· Identification of overstock opportunities to support cash flow initiatives
· Set up and monitor new item launches
· Audit brokerage orders and customer transfers
· Represent the department cross-functionally, in all interactions with all levels of management
· Lead special projects as needed and drive a culture of continuous improvement
**Qualifications**
· 8-12 years of experience in related field preferred e.g. PharmaBio Industry, Procurement, Sourcing, Supply Chain Management, Wholesale Distribution
· Bachelor's degree in related field preferred
**Location**
· Hybrid role
· Ideal candidate will need to be able to work a hybrid schedule - coming into the Dublin, Ireland office 2 days a week and working the other days remote
**What is expected of you and others at this level**
- Applies advanced knowledge and understanding of concepts, principles, and technical capabilities to manage a wide variety of tasks and projects
- Participates in the development of policies and procedures to achieve specific goals
- Recommends new practices, processes, metrics, or models
- Works on or may lead complex projects of large scope
- Projects may have significant and long-term impact
- Provides solutions which may set precedent
- Natural curiosity to investigate processes/issues and look for more effective ways to work
- Is comfortable with some ambiguity and able to independently determine method for completion of new tasks/projects
- Receives guidance on overall objectives
- Acts as a mentor to less experienced colleagues
- Has strong computer literacy skills
- Analytical problem solver with the ability to find root cause
- Strong administration and organization skills
- Strong negotiation skills and the ability to balance stakeholder interests to achieve optimal results
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across cultures and time zones
_Candidates who are back-to-work, people with disabilities, without a college degree, and Veterans are encouraged to apply._
_Cardinal Health supports an inclusive workplace that values diversity of thought, experience and background. We celebrate the power of our differences to create better solutions for our customers by ensuring employees can be their authentic selves each day. Cardinal Health is an Equal_ _Opportunity/Affirmative_ _Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, veteran status, marital status, creed, status with regard to public assistance, genetic status or any other status protected by federal, state or local law._
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**Job Overview:**
**Type:** Fixed-Term - 9 month contract
**Location** : Newbridge, Ireland
**Work Schedule** : Hybrid
**Reporting To:** Snr Manager, Procurement Operations
**Purpose**
The successful candidate will be responsible for driving Procurement strategies & capabilities and leading governance best practices and controls for Procurement policies, systems, and processes. Additional responsibilities include developing and implementing end-to-end integrated solutions including Procurement contract management and enabling through data and contracts; the successful rollout of Ariba Supply chain collaboration.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities:**
+ Work with the offshore team and/or internal team to ensure Purchasing contract management (PCM) requests are being executed within the relevant SLA, identify other KPIs that should be used to drive operational efficiencies
+ Ensure adherence to SLAs with both internal and external teams
+ Identify & manage the implementation of continuous improvement initiatives within the purchasing contract management process
+ Establish operating policies and procedures for Procurement
+ Manage a documentation library of standard operating procedures. Identify gaps in documentation, creating missing documents, as needed.
+ Build strategic partnerships with key functions and stakeholders
+ Collaborate with IT, AP, Suppliers, Quality and Manufacturing to identify root causes and implement solutions for all issues, including those related to SAP IDOC errors, Ariba SCC transactions, and supplier claims.
+ Be subject matter expert for procurement master data and systems, including SAP, ServiceNow, Stibo, PowerBI
+ Represent the Procurement Operations function with the Business Units to partner with supply chain, sourcing on IBP and Supplier Forecast accuracy initiatives
+ Procurement scorecard: Identify KPI and performance management.
+ Create onboarding material for new joiners to include SOPs, FAQs etc.
+ Provide training to planners, sourcing team and other users where relevant
+ Identify new ways of working and changes to team structure that would benefit team productivity
+ Ensure compliance with all corporate policies, internal controls, business procedures as well as supplier and intercompany transactions
**Requirements:**
+ Bachelor's Degree or equivalent from an accredited university
+ Strong analytical skills
+ Ability to navigate and thrive in a multinational and matrix environment
+ Experience and proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive changes, issue resolution, and improvements
+ Ability to define opportunities, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions and implement solutions
+ Strong communication skills with internal stakeholders, external customers, and suppliers
+ Highly organized, great attention to detail, thorough, and critical thinking skills
+ Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize workload and work successfully in a fast-paced environment
+ Proficient in MS Office suite and experience working with ERP systems, SAP preferred.
+ Experience in working with business intelligence tools Power BI preferred etc.
+ Leading cross-functional projects
+ Management & development of team members
+ Minimum 5 years' experience in a similar role
**Company Overview:**
Keurig Dr Pepper (NASDAQ: KDP) is a leading beverage company in North America, with a portfolio of more than 125 owned, licensed and partner brands and powerful distribution capabilities to provide a beverage for every need, anytime, anywhere. We operate with a differentiated business model and world-class brand portfolio, powered by a talented and engaged team that is anchored in our values. We work with big, exciting beverage brands and the #1 single-serve coffee brewing system in North America at KDP, and we have fun doing it!
Together, we have built a leading beverage company in North America offering hot and cold beverages together at scale. Whatever your area of expertise, at KDP you can be a part of a team that's proud of its brands, partnerships, innovation, and growth. Will you join us?
We strive to be an employer of choice, providing a culture and opportunities that empower our team of ~29,000 employees to grow and develop. We offer robust benefits to support your health and wellness as well as your personal and financial well-being. We also provide employee programs designed to enhance your professional growth and development, while ensuring you feel valued, inspired and appreciated at work.
Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
Keurig Dr Pepper is an equal opportunity employer and affirmatively seeks diversity in its workforce. Keurig Dr Pepper recruits qualified applicants and advances in employment its employees without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability or association with a person with a disability, medical condition, genetic information, ethnic or national origin, marital status, veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

**Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!**
**Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.**
**Position overview:**
As the Procurement Specialist, you are a key member of the Category Management team, reporting to the Director, ISS and Supply Management & Execution EMEA.
You will be responsible for ensuring that goods and services are procured as necessary to ensure supply for the organization and will also be heavily involved in PO lifecycle management activities, such as PO conversion, PO troubleshooting, reporting for expiring or aged POs, PO administration, clean up, and close out.
You will also serve as a subject matter expert and a point of contact for questions and issues relating to the buying processes for the stakeholders in their location and will also be tasked with identifying opportunities to use analytics and employ best-in-class processes to support the Category Managers, including spend analysis and requirements gathering. You will also play an important role by participating in the supplier management process by assessing and evaluating suppliers, contributing to performance reviews, and working with suppliers to resolve price, quality, or delivery issues.
**Your key responsibilities include:**
+ Ensure that goods and services are procured for the organization.
+ Review incoming purchase requisitions and where necessary, complete and enter purchase orders into ERP systems and ensure that the process for approval is complete and accurate.
+ Reporting for expiring or aged POs, PO administration, clean up, and close out.
+ Serve as a resource and SME for questions/issues relating to buying processes for stakeholders in their location
+ Support Category Managers with spend analytics and requirements gathering and by executing best-in-class processes
+ Identify and present process improvement opportunities
+ Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews.
+ Work with suppliers to resolve price, quality, or delivery issues.
+ Ensure that a new startup plant has the necessary goods and services procured to ensure a timely and trouble-free startup.
**What are we looking for?**
+ Associate degree or equivalent, certifications are a plus
+ 1-5 years of relevant experience in procurement or similar position
+ Knowledge of current principles, practices, and methods pertaining to procurement
+ Knowledge and experience of dealing with Irish Customs authorities
+ Good understanding of the procure-to-pay process and procurement-related policies, procedures, processes and risks, and the ability to apply that understanding to daily work
+ Ability to complete routine procurement transactions effectively, efficiently and accurately from requisition to purchase order close in a fast-paced environment
+ Solid financial and analytical skills, and effective oral and written communication, interpersonal and influence skills
+ Good interpersonal and organization skills with strong attention to detail
+ Solid judgment with ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing circumstances
+ Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet deadlines
+ Effective oral and written communication skills
+ Ability to deal with change and ambiguity effectively
+ Ability to prioritize, organize, and multitask in a flexible, fast-paced and challenging environment
+ Skilled in using Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; working knowledge of Procurement and Supply Chain Management ERP software a plus
**Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.**
When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.
Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.
Job Grade:Global Grade 9

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 currently hiring a Senior Global Supply Chain Planner to join our team in Dublin. The Senior Global Supply Chain Planner (GSP) is responsible for the short-term, long-term, or E2E range supply chain planning activities and controlling the flow of product globally between manufacturing sites and the distribution centers. The objective is to meet market demand and optimize inventory levels in our supply network. To achieve this, the GSP must build strong relationships with supply sites, brand operation managers, ECM managers, Quality Assurance, Finance, Distribution, the Affiliates, and other stakeholders. The GSP knows the business and can anticipate future opportunities and risks and continuously looks to raise the bar to ensure success for AbbVie and assurance of supply for our patients.
Responsibilities
+ Daily contact with one or more supply plants (internal and external) to coordinate the supply of finished products, bulk, active pharmaceutical ingredients or supporting materials
+ Support financial plan/LRP cycles by providing required data and input to long-term supply strategy
+ Coordinate and process inbound and outbound shipments
+ Ensure SAP and JDA are kept up to date with the latest information and that customers are informed timely of supply updates and risks
+ Participate in plant meetings to review and improve performance
+ Manage stakeholder relationships and expectations
+ Drive continuous improvements and participate in initiatives led by other colleagues
+ Offer innovative ideas and solutions to maximize business opportunities and to address challenges in the Global Supply Planner function
+ Execute financial processes including hedging, inventory reserve review, and product scrapping
+ Support artwork changes by coordinating related supply activity
+ Create impact with ideas for the larger organization and anticipate and respond to changes
+ Influence others when needed through use of SME knowledge and enterprise view
+ Support S&OE process through root-cause analysis, problem solving, and creative thinking to drive resolution
+ Onboard/train new employees
+ Act as a project lead when required
Qualifications
+ Bachelor or Master level, preferably in operations, supply chain or business management
+ 3-5 years' work experience in a similar environment
+ Must be experienced with ERP systems, preferably SAP
+ Be a team player with a focus on improvement and a strong drive for results
+ Must possess high-level analytical skills
+ Excellent written and oral communication is required
+ Excellent organizational skills are required
+ Proven strong problem solving, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills
+ Ability to step into leadership role when required
+ Persistent, resilient and resourceful when confronted with obstacles, and resolved issues in a timely manner
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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Title: Financial Planning Analyst - Cost Accountant- Permanent OFFICE BASED Location: Drogheda, Co Louth (One day work fro home) Description: This role will partner with key stakeholders in the business to drive continuous improvement and cost saving initiatives. The successful applicant will be responsible for all costings and product analysis onsite. Full ownership of product costs to monthly gross margin analysis of existing products. Key responsibilities: Business Partnering Work closely with Managing Director, Finance Director and business leadership to provide operations support on a day-to-day basis. Drive decision making through robust financial analysis on capital investment, cost saving and innovation initiatives. Operational Performance Reporting Work closely with Managing Director and Factory Manager to identify continuous improvements and cost saving initiatives. Communicate performance across all tiers, from shareholders to factory management. This includes updating and presenting non-financial KPIs; Drive and Improve KPI reporting to provide better Analysis to Management and to drive improvements in Factory Operations Analysis and reporting of plant manufacturing performance and efficiency. Develop and implement a detailed Line and Product Efficiency Model Ownership of Product Costings and Gross Margin Analysis Drive absolute clarity on Bill of Materials by SKU Manage gross margin analysis by SKU Work with the Financial Director and Commercial Director to develop and manage a robust new product launch costings tool. Provide weekly and Monthly GM Reports and suggestions for improvements to GM Reconcile GM between P&L and Commercial Ad Hoc Work Provide support to management for project work or costing saving initiatives Evaluate CAPEX proposals and make recommendations to Finance Director and Managing Director. Duties include: Maintaining Weekly Price files Product Costing Reporting and GM Analysis by SKU Process Costing Promotional Costing CAPEX Project Costing Labour Analysis, KPI, Efficiencies etc. Overhead Analysis. Systems and Reports Review Determining Best Practice and Driving Changes Assisting the Financial Director in any other duties as required. Key Requirements Essential 3+ Years Relevant experience as a Financial Planning and Accounting or Manufacturing Cost Accountant position within a manufacturing environment or related field. Experience of Assessing and Implementing new systems and software to drive improvements and changes Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles. Strong financial analysis skills, including experience with variance analysis, forecasting, and financial modelling Manufacturing Factory Experience Fluent Written and Spoken English Very Strong Excel Skills, v-look up, Pivot Tables, Advanced Charting, Simulations and Databases etc. Good Numerical Skills & Attention to Detail. Exceptional time management, problem solving, and interpersonal communication skills. Collaborative and metrics driven, with a commitment to process accuracy and results. Desirable Experience with data analysis tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Qlik Sense, SQL, OLAP). Third Level Degree Qualification in Accounting & Finance Or Third Level Degree Qualification in Food Science. Experience working in an FMCG or food environment would be an advantage. Experience with Software Implementation and automation of reports. The Successful Candidate will demonstrate a can-do attitude and be pro-active in relation to identifying areas of cost in products and processes. The role will involve a split of time between desk work and floor work. Up to 40% of time will be spent on the factory floor, capturing data, liaising with production team and our process technologist to correctly identify and report on cost centres. The remaining time will be spent calculating, reporting, analysing, and disseminating information on costings for products and processes. Skills: sku product costing bill of materials gross margin analysis cost accounting capex Benefits: pension healthcare allowance