Procurement Manager

About the Role

CapEx Recruitment is collaborating with a manufacturing, wholesale, and distribution company located in North Dublin to recruit a Procurement Manager. The business is experiencing significant growth, offering substantial opportunities for career advancement.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive starting salary up to €95,000
• Annual bonus of €5,000
• Hybrid working arrangement with one day per week remote work
• Pension contributions at 5%
• 22 days of annual leave plus all statutory bank holidays

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Purchasing and Supply Chain teams, promoting a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and professional growth.
• Formulate and execute purchasing and supply chain strategies that secure supply continuity, optimise supplier performance, manage inventory investment, working capital, and maintain excellent customer service.
• Manage demand planning and forecasting processes by leveraging historical data analysis, market insights, order management, sales forecasting, and collaboration with Sales and cross-functional teams across Ireland and the UK.
• Drive the ongoing implementation, optimisation, and adoption of the AGR demand planning and inventory management software to maximise digital planning benefits.
• Establish, lead, and integrate Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) and Integrated Business Planning (IBP) processes to align demand, supply, procurement, operations, and finance, improving forecast accuracy and supply chain efficiency.
• Oversee purchasing functions including supplier scheduling, replenishment planning, purchase commitments, and inbound supply coordination to ensure availability while optimising costs and capital.
• Build and maintain strategic supplier relationships by monitoring performance against KPIs such as delivery, quality, cost, and responsiveness; identify opportunities for supplier development and risk mitigation.
• Develop strategies to enhance supply chain resilience through risk assessment, multi-sourcing, and proactive disruption management.
• Supervise inventory metrics including stock value, turnover, budget adherence, safety stock policies, and forecast accuracy; identify improvements to reduce excess inventory and increase cash flow.
• Lead initiatives to minimize slow-moving, obsolete, and excess stock through cross-department collaboration and root cause analysis.
• Collaborate with Sales, Operations, Warehouse, and Finance to optimise on-time, in-full (OTIF) delivery, improve order fulfilment, maximise warehouse efficiency, and manage demand variability.
• Provide strategic oversight on SKU rationalisation, product lifecycle management, new product launches, and product discontinuations ensuring supply chain readiness and commercial viability.
• Measure and report key purchasing and supply chain KPIs, using data-driven insights to drive operational improvements.
• Advocate a culture of innovation and continuous enhancement, embracing digital technologies including AI-enabled planning tools to optimise supply chain performance.

Candidate Profile

• At least 5 years' experience in senior purchasing, procurement, or supply chain management roles within manufacturing, engineering, or distribution sectors.
• Proven expertise in strategic purchasing, supplier relationship management, inventory optimisation, demand planning, and supply chain performance oversight.
• Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), demand forecasting, inventory control, and working capital optimisation.
• Proficiency with ERP platforms and advanced demand planning or inventory optimisation software.
• Excellent analytical and commercial acumen, capable of interpreting complex data to balance customer service, inventory investment, and business outcomes.