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- Provide procurement category support across the Corporate Indirect spend areas covering a range of subcategories within Business Services, Professional Services and IT.
- This will include building and maintaining category knowledge, supporting the sourcing and supplier selection process, contract negotiation and management and supplier relationship management.
- Become a valued business partner for Glanbia's key stakeholders, acting as a trusted advisor in the procurement process.
- Manage and develop a variety of supplier relationships and continuously assess opportunities for improvement.
- Support the Corporate Procurement Manager in driving continuous improvements in procurement while supporting day-to-day operations.
- Develop and deliver key reporting metrics for the team.
- Support stakeholder queries across a range of procurement process and system related topics including the use of SAP and Ariba (Glanbia's procurement Systems).
- Deliver procurement training to new and existing users including requisitioners and approvers.
- Support supplier invoicing and payment queries and liase with appropriate stakeholders to resolve including Accounts Payable.
- Work with Glanbia's Business Services teams to define appropriate buying channels as well as assess opportunities for optimisation of the Procure-to-Pay process.
- 2-3 years Indirect Category experience
- Experience with SAP/Ariba is advantageous
- Commercial Contractual knowledge is advantageous
- Strong communication skills/ability to collaborate with various stakeholders
- Attention to detail
- Effective Negotiation Skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office & Excel
- Analytical skills
- Good organisational skills
Category Specialist - Kilkenny, Ireland - Glanbia
Description
The Opportunity
The Category Specialist will be part of Glanbia's Corporate Procurement team and will report to the Corporate Procurement Manager. The role will be responsible for managing a number of indirect spend areas and providing procurement process support to Glanbia's stakeholders.
This role is a Permanent role.
The Requirements & Skills you will bring to the team
Where and how you will work
The opportunity will be based in Kilkenny or Dungarvan on a hybrid basis .
What we would like to offer you
The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package.