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Job Title: Purchasing & Administration Officer
Company: Carbon Group - Chemicals & Food Ingredients
Relationships:
Your immediate line manager is: The Purchasing Director
You are responsible for:
The purchase, procurement & administration and logistics of
products for our chemicals & solvents and food ingredients divisions.
You may seek assistance to carry out your function from:
The Purchasing Director and other members of the purchasing team, our operations
department and other support functions
The successful candidate will:
- A minimum B.Sc in chemistry or a related discipline combined with a recognised qualification
in Purchasing and Materials Management with at least 3 years’ experience working in the
Chemical Industry
- Experience in Cost Reduction programmes and in Price Rise Negotiations
- Undertaken Supply Chain Management, including stock & logistics management
- Carried out Supplier Performance Evaluation’
- Experience in sourcing commodity raw material pricing index’s analysing the information and
reporting to the relevant departments
- Developed and implemented innovative procedures and processes
- Excellent organisational, negotiation, communication & numerical skills and be able to
plan and prioritise, and to manage their own time effectively
- Work as part of a purchasing team to achieve the Departments stated objectives
- Have good commercial acumen, and an ability to solve problems
- Possess good computer skills and have knowledge of using integrated ERP systems
Principal tasks of the job:
- Monitoring sales orders and ordering from suppliers to ensure our customers’ needs
are satisfied
- Tracking the progress of open purchase orders and keeping our customers updated if
any delays or problems occur
- Dealing with any order / invoice queries and ensuring our stock system has the most
up to date information
- Arranging logistics and paperwork for goods inwards and outwards
- Liaising with other operational managers and departments in relation to inventory
performance issues, review current procedures for the identification and resolution of
any stock issues
- Ensure all price changes from suppliers are communicated and actioned
- Working with other team members to monitor the performance of existing suppliers to
ensure we identify and correct any deterioration in quality, service or competitiveness
- Negotiate competitive supply arrangements in line with the company strategy
- Protect the security of supply of our existing key raw materials and manage and
mitigate any supply risk
- Manage raw material cost reduction projects
- Regularly review and update standard costs for materials on our ERP system
The above is not an exhaustive list of duties and you will be expected to perform different
tasks as necessitated by your changing role within the organisation and the overall
business objectives of the organisation.
To apply for or discuss this position in more detail please follow the link below, email info@irishpurchasing.com or call us at 01 8369685
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