Sourcing Manager

Location:

Dublin, IE, D02 TY74

Perrigo Company is dedicated to making lives better by bringing Quality, Affordable Self-care products that consumers trust everywhere they are sold. Help us do it.

Description Overview

Located in our Dublin, Ireland corporate headquarters, the Sourcing Manager will report into the Associate Director CSCI External finished Good and will be the primary commercial liaison between Perrigo and the Category supply base.
The Global Procurement goal is to provide Best-In-Class (Quality/Cost/Service) global sourcing for all procured materials.

This position is responsible for the delivery of Category Sourcing strategy, product and commercial service in contract manufacturing partners, supporting our consumer branded and healthcare business in Europe.
The successful candidate will be able to appraise and improve our sourcing activities by analyzing the company's spending, supplying partnerships and new possibilities.

We operate a hybrid working model (3 days per week onsite, 2 days per week working remotely).

Scope of the Role

Manage an external contract manufacturing supply portfolio
Generate and implement efficient sourcing and category management strategies
Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure
Engage with the business to understand their requirements and source vendors preemptively
Research and anticipate shifts in the negotiating power of suppliers
Perform cost and scenario analysis, benchmarking and tendering
Estimate risks and apply risk minimizing techniques
Understand how to negotiate, write, and execute a contract
Ability to create and maintain tools across Excel, Power BI and present on Power Point
Optimize sourcing procedures to attain maximum efficiency
Cooperate with internal stakeholders to guarantee agreement on terms and processes
Discover and partner with trustworthy vendors and suppliers
Determine quantity and timing of deliveries and monitor forecasts
Driving a “culture of quality” with in-scope suppliers

Experience Required

Certified Purchasing Manager (CPM) or equivalent experience
A minimum 4 years proven work experience as a sourcing manager or procurement manager in, preferably Cosmetic, FMCG, food or vitamins environment in the past five years.
Must be able to work across all functions and levels of an organization, as well as in a global, culturally diverse environment
Superior negotiating skills at executive management level
Proven project management skills and demonstrable process implementation ability
Leadership skills with an ability to influence without authority
Experience working with Contract Manufacturing or OEM.
Familiarity with regulatory requirements associated with pharmaceutical products.
Proficient in Excel, PowerBI and Powerpoint
Familiarity with sourcing and vendor management in SAP / Ariba or similar
Understanding of market dynamics and sound business judgement
Strong project management and leadership skills
Ability to negotiate and sustain networking relationships
Attention to detail, comfortable with figures and in collecting, analyzing and interpreting data
BA/BS degree
CIPS qualification is desirable but not essential
Supply chain experience desirable

We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or other characteristics protected by law. Our full Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Policy Statement is available on our main career site in English and Spanish and will be provided in other accessible forms for persons with disabilities. #DIV