Vantive is a vital organ therapy company on a mission to extend lives and expand possibilities for patients and care teams everywhere. For 70 years, our team has driven meaningful innovations in kidney care. As we build on our legacy, we are deepening our commitment to elevating the dialysis experience through digital solutions and advanced services, while looking beyond kidney care and investing in transforming vital organ therapies. Greater flexibility and efficiency in therapy administration for care teams, and longer, fuller lives for patients— that is what Vantive aspires to deliver.
We believe Vantive will not only build our leadership in the kidney care space, it will also offer meaningful work to those who join us. At Vantive, you will become part of a community of people who are focused, courageous and don’t settle for the mediocre. Each of us is driven to help improve patients’ lives worldwide. Join us in advancing our mission to extend lives and expand possibilities.
Your Role At Vantive
We are looking for a Logistics Specialist responsible for Vantive sites (Castlebar and Swinford).
You will be able to deliver annual targeted cost savings with your strong negotiation skills whilst ensuring continuity of supply. You will be responsible for VIP's outcomes by identifying alternative sourcing strategies, materials and contract negotiations across all suppliers.
Based at our Castlebar, Ireland site you will benefit from the great facilities and environment the site has to offer.
Your Responsibilities
- Ensure the implementation of professional, competitive and efficient buying processes, controls and systems in delivering ‘best in class’ performance.
- Work closely with Finance and buying functions in setting yearly budgets.
- Effectively respond to the suppl chain needs, by identifying the risks and opportunities.
- Continuously seek innovative solutions to improve the business units’ competitive edge.
- Act as an interface between the various operations, project and category personnel.
- Negotiate, prepare and approve external agreements as well as the customer contract requirements are met and implemented.
- Track and actively participate in all stages of Margin Improvement Projects (MIP’s) to final stages.
- Manage contracts and ensure negotiations are scheduled at optimal times in-order to continue to drive cost savings.
- Work with systems data on actual purchases to develop plans to capture value as well as align with partner strategies and apply local / regions supply agreements.
- Challenge inefficiencies, process deviations and strategy deviations
- Focus on delivery and sustainable competitive advantage for the Business Partner.
- Ensure continuous supply of required goods and services and communicate swiftly any potential supply disruptions which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
- Responsible for direct material price update in GME as communicated by the category team.
- Review and approve direct material and storeroom POs.
- Manage new vendor set up and maintenance of existing vendors in JDE.
What You Will Receive
- Private Medical Insurance
- Competitive Salary Package
- Annual Bonus Scheme
- Pension Contribution
- 25 Days Annual Leave
- Perfect Attendance Benefits
- Subsidised Canteen
Please find further information on our careers page jobs.vantive.com or alternatively email joshua.brown.bolton@vantive.com or laura.mchugh@vantive.com
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