Category Sourcing Expert - 11 month contract - Dublin / Hybrid Working - £290 - £340 per day

As a Category Sourcing Expert you will be responsible for handling the company's end to end sourcing operations within the ancillary products (cell site racks & cable management, tools & tool repair, etc.) within the NI&P Sourcing team. The successful candidate will be able to appraise and improve the companies sourcing activities by analyzing the company's spending, building supplier partnerships and by identifying new savings opportunities.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the company's passive product suppliers and ensure supplier contracts are managed and maintained on ARIBA.
• Generate and implement category management sourcing strategies with business partners and with category intelligence team.
• Analyze and calculate annual spend and annual cost savings opportunities.
• Prepare and agree supplier negotiation strategies. Conduct contract negotiations with supplier and appropriate internal teams, and secure profitable deals.
• Lead RFX projects for product tenders and collaborate with team stakeholders.
• Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency - question the day to day activities that can deliver further improvements.
• Build and foster US team relationships with business stakeholders and with your peers.
• Lead supplier performance business reviews locally and virtually.
• Perform cost and scenario analysis, as well as pricing benchmarking.
• Identify supply risks and apply risk minimizing techniques in line with corporate policies.
• Discover and partner with trustworthy suppliers.
• Ability to execute projects from beginning to end with emphasis on attention to detail. Item pricing and item data management is an essential function within this role.
• Experience in summarizing and presenting scope of work and supplier selection solutions to internal clients.

Skills & Competencies

• 6+ years of sourcing experience preferable in the electronic manufacturing industry or the telecommunications industry.
• Proven track record as a sourcing expert - be able to demonstrate activities and results
• Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
• Operate with internal & external stakeholders in a matrix environment
• Strong Presentation skills. Be able to present to senior management.
• Contracting experience - drafting, negotiating and execution
• Demonstrate creative thinking - solving problems by thinking outside of the box.