Manager, Procurement

ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.

With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.

Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.

Position Overview:

ICON has an exciting opportunity for a Procurement Manager to join its Dublin-based team. You will be working with a team of experienced procurement professionals and managing an annual spend in excess of $100 million across various spend categories with local and global suppliers, who are market leaders in their field

Reporting directly to the Director of Procurement, you will form part of a global team whilst benefiting from in-person contact with peers and key stakeholders within our IT function, covering hardware and predominantly software subscriptions.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Deliver on departmental savings targets:

  • Review and manage assigned vendor/category spend and seek out sustainable cost savings whilst retaining high quality services and building long-term collaborative vendor relationships

  • Ensure future-proofing elements feature as part of our vendor agreements (eg. multi-year contracts)

• Vendor / category management:

  • Identify, develop and deploy best practice vendor management, category management and procurement practices which enhance procurement performance, and safeguard the requirements of internal stakeholders. 

  • Leverage sustainable, long term commercial advantages for ICON including but not exclusive to cost savings.

  • Manages assigned categories, ensuring adherence to ICON policies and procedures. 

  • Benchmark best practices and industry trends.

  • Monitor vendor performance to safeguard a high a quality service to ICON and compliance with all ICON processes and policies.

• Sourcing / RPF

  • Lead on strategic sourcing projects, supporting the end-to-end process, from RFI/RFP to contract execution, evaluating the commercial proposals, assessing and identifying all risk factors, safeguarding long-term viability and sustainability of services, presenting recommendations to stakeholders

• Contracts

  • Lead contract and commercial negotiations, ensuring on time execution and securing advantages terms and conditions for ICON.

  • Contract management – deliver contract execution and renewals on time, in partnership with the legal team and stakeholders

• Internal stakeholder relationship management:

  • Build strong collaborative relationships with internal teams and stakeholders eg. Finance, IT, Telecoms, becoming a trusted business advisor and a positive ambassador for the Procurement Department

  • Influencing where appropriate as a true business advisor

  • Promote a customer focused approach and stakeholder partnership though collaboration and effective communication. 

  • Be a positive ambassador for the procurement department across the organization

• Procurement Operations / SMP

  • Ensure operational procurement activities are executed seamlessly, to a high standard, on time to comply with all procurement governance and policies and procedures eg new supplier onboarding, purchase order execution, contract renewals and MSA extensions.

This role allows for the opportunity to work with creativity, challenge yourself, and grow. Future scope to manage people, or work in other areas of Procurement, are all possibilities within ICON.

Requirements:

To be considered for this position, you will have:

• Extensive previous procurement experience, ideally gained within an IT or Telecoms procurement environment

• Relevant technical qualifications, such as IIPMM or CIPS

• Excellent negotiation, communication and influencing skills.

• Excellent analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)

• Proven competency in interpreting, negotiating and executing legal contracts

• Ability to work autonomously, to manage changing priorities and a busy workload

• Strategic thinking; an ability to recognise and consider emerging opportunities and risks when articulating and communicating on new agreements/proposals.

• Track record for leading complex vendor negotiations and delivering complex multi-million dollar global service contracts

ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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