Job Description

Role: Procurement Manager
Salary: €65,000 – €75,000 DOE
Duration: Permanent
Location: Dublin Southwest

Procurement Manager

Rapidly growing distribution company is seeking an experienced procurement manager to join their team. This is a key leadership role responsible for driving procurement strategy, ensuring product availability, managing supplier relationships and supporting the company's continued expansion. Reporting into senior leadership, the successful candidate will play a pivotal role in delivering commercial value while maintaining exceptional service levels across the business.

Managing a team of three procurement professionals, this position is ideal for someone who enjoys developing people, improving processes and working in a fast-paced commercial environment. The Procurement Manager will collaborate closely with sales, warehouse, finance, and operations teams to ensure purchasing activities align with customer demand, inventory targets, and business objectives. This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact within a business that is investing heavily in future growth and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and develop a team of three procurement professionals.
• Develop and implement procurement strategies that support business growth.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with domestic and international suppliers.
• Negotiate supplier agreements, pricing, rebates and commercial terms.
• Identify opportunities to reduce costs while maintaining product quality and service levels.
• Manage supplier performance through KPI reviews and regular business meetings.
• Ensure optimum stock availability whilst controlling inventory investment.
• Monitor purchasing trends, market conditions and supply risks.
• Work closely with sales and operations to forecast demand and plan inventory requirements.
• Oversee purchase order management and supplier delivery performance.
• Resolve supplier issues relating to shortages, quality concerns and delivery delays.
• Identify alternative suppliers and develop contingency plans to minimise supply disruption.
• Produce procurement reports, spend analysis and KPI dashboards for senior management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across procurement processes and systems.
• Ensure compliance with company purchasing policies and governance procedures.
• Support new product introductions and supplier onboarding.
• Collaborate with finance on budgeting, forecasting and cost management initiatives.
• Champion best practice across procurement and supply chain activities.

Requirements

• Experience within construction supplies, builders merchants, manufacturing or a related industry.
• Previous experience managing and developing procurement or purchasing teams.
• Strong commercial awareness with excellent negotiation skills.
• Proven track record of delivering cost savings and supplier performance improvements.
• Experience managing supplier contracts and strategic supplier relationships.
• Strong understanding of inventory management and demand planning principles.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Strong Microsoft Excel and ERP system experience.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced and growing business.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Experience implementing process improvements and driving operational efficiencies.
• Relevant qualification in Procurement, Supply Chain, Business or a related discipline would be advantageous.
• Membership of CIPS would be desirable but not essential.

What to do next:

If you’re interested in this role, click ‘apply now’. For more information and a confidential discussion on this role or other opportunities, contact Conor via email conor@tdtalent.ie