Vendor Management Inventory Lead
MSD
- Dunboyne, Co Meath
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Be the link between external vendors who supply materials and their replenishment to site, and internal customers with partnership from Global Procurement team.
- Ensure that all materials that are classified to be managed by vendors are correctly introduced to site in compliance with both quality & safety procedures.
- Vendor labour resources are setup to be successful to support our internal customer needs.
- Ensure agreed materials are available to meet site operational needs to not impact site flow activities; this includes physical materials and associated documentation.
- Material availability – ensuring that materials are delivered to site in the agreed format and released into allocated workspace for use by internal customers (KPI metric – stockouts, inventory levels etc.)
- Compliance – New material introduction process is followed and both movements of materials and associated vendor labour are in accordance with site Quality & Safety procedures.
- Relationship management – work with stakeholders of Global Procurement, internal customers, vendors to ensure performance and communication standards are met.
- Continuous improvement – work with all parties to ensure that an environment exists to promote improvement in activities for both Compliance & operations.
- Financial Performance – manage to the contract with effective tracking of key financial targets – inventory & labour.
- Bachelor’s Degree in engineering, pharmacy, or science related field
- Three to five years previous experience within Quality operations / Compliance or supporting Supply Chain or Operations role within a manufacturing environment
- The ability to work with multiple stakeholders to develop process-based solutions and manage the associated communications effectively is of critical importance.
- Excellent command of English, both written and verbal and the ability to work within all levels of the organisation from shopfloor staff to site Leadership Team
- Computer literate with advanced skills in MS Office, especially Excel
- SAP knowledge is an advantage
- Strong analytical and priority management skills
- Ability and willingness to keep learning.
- Sense of initiative and overall coordination of projects and activities
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