Sourcing Specialist

Job Title: Sourcing Specialist (Procurement)
Location: Lisburn - Northern Ireland
Contract: 9 months temporary contract (possible extension/permanency)
Rate: £35,000 - £40,000 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.

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