Sourcing Procurement Manager

Anord Mardix, a Flex company, is the world’s leading electrical engineering and manufacturing firm specialising in critical power solutions. We promise innovative engineering solutions to all our clients, meeting the most technical requirements with ease, no matter what the challenge.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add an experienced Sourcing Procurement Manager located in Dundalk, Ireland.

Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain - Ireland, the Sourcing Procurement Manager will be responsible for providing technical support and accountability to the procurement organisation to ensure continuity of supply, supplier development, supplier readiness and improvement activities in order to improve cost, delivery, response, service and quality.

What a typical day looks like:

• Promote revenue generation through developing an in depth understanding of each segment specific business needs, translating those needs into tasks and developing differentiated solutions for the segment and customers

• Forge relationships with the supply base that allow Anord Mardix ongoing visibility to the industry, the players, and information that will allow us to build a compelling Supply Chain Solution. 

• Ensure that all aspects of Supply Chain are included in the strategy (i.e., Logistics, New Business Development, Design, Supplier Quality Development and Commodity Management).

• Drive positive impact on margin enhancement through differentiated component sourcing solutions

• Develop effective relationships with senior individuals within the supply base, ensuring that Anord Mardix, wants, needs and requirements are clearly communicated and met  

• Understand customer qualification requirements for new products

• Provide technical backup for alternate sourcing recommendations

• Utilize GCM resources to advise designers of lower-cost material or assembly approaches, and sit it in on design reviews as required

• Maintain a cost-effective infrastructure that supports the size and scale of the Segment Business

• Develop pricing strategies for production, design, and benchmark quoting

• Ensure a process for including the Segment business critical parts into the quarterly negotiation cycle

• Utilize previous investments & activities for future requirements

• Identify creative ways to reduce cost by streamlining processes, systems and value engineering

• Define, develop and make effective use of cost analysis tools

• Help develop a quick RFQ process, based on Segment business knowledge and direct suppliers with accurate target pricing

• Provide regular guidance on cost/price trends

• Ensure lowest landed component costs are negotiated, captured, and implemented across segment businesses

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Typically requires minimum of 10 years experience in a lead Procurement role within a manufacturing business

• Degree level qualification in a supply chain related field

• Ability to read, analyse, and interpret the most complex documents

• Proven experience in supplier relationship management

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference to practical situations

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions

• Proven understanding of the workings of effective supply chain management in a manufacturing environment

• Proven negotiation and contracting skills in a commercial business environment

• Thorough understanding of complex supply contracts – capable of refining contract language and successfully working with legal support and supplier to attain needed compromise

• Must be eligible to work in Ireland

• Must be prepared to travel throughout EMEA occasionally

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• An environment where you will feel fulfilled by your work, valued for your contribution, and celebrated for your success;

• Opportunities to learn new skills in a fast-paced industry;

• A competitive salary and benefits package that includes:

  • A merit-based annual pay review

  • Enhanced annual leave

  • Employee recognition scheme and long service awards

  • Referral bonus

  • Volunteer days

  • Group Life Insurance, including a death-in-service payment and access to a virtual GP service 24/7 365 days a year

  • Company Pension Scheme

  • Sick pay scheme

  • Cycle to Work scheme

  • Enhanced maternity/paternity leave

• Flexible/Remote/Hybrid Work based on your Job Function;

• Travel opportunities (role dependent);

• Support your well-being by access to:

  • Employee Assistance Programme through VHI offering free access to qualified counsellors and expert advice.

  • VHI Private Health Insurance

  • On-site trained Mental Health First Aiders

• Access to various discount programs (including food, activities, gym memberships etc.).

At Flex, we welcome people of all backgrounds. Our employees thrive here by living our values: we support each other as we strive to find a better way, we move fast with discipline and purpose, and we do the right thing always.

Through a respectful, inclusive and collaborative culture, a career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference, invest in your career growth and join our purpose -- to make great products that create value and improve people’s lives.

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