Our client, a global enterprise technology company, based in Dublin, is currently hiring for a Category Sourcing Expert to craft sourcing strategies that get the materials and services needed, at the right price and quality.

Responsibilities:

• Leading global cross functional teams in the development, communication, and approval of sourcing
• Guiding internal business partners through the supplier selection and acquisition process.
• Negotiating, contracting, and managing supplier relationships to meet global organisational needs.
• Monitoring internal customers and supply markets to identify savings, value streams, innovation opportunities, and changes that may impact the sourcing strategy.
• Having year-on-year financial accountability for category performance by tracking price movements.

Requirements:

• IT sourcing, procurement or supply-chain experience, 5+ years.
• Experience with SAP Ariba.
• Project Management of Cross Functional Teams
• Lean Six Sigma experience
• Experience within a telco environment

This is a full time, contract position for an initial period of 8 months with the option to extend and/or become permanent (although this is not guaranteed).

Please apply online for consideration.