Procurement Associate
Location: Dublin (Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days from home)
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.
The Role:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Associate to join our Procurement team based in Ireland.
The global Procurement team is responsible for overseeing the corporate relationship and performance of vendors contracted in support of clinical trials sponsored by clients to perform services or to provide goods.
The Procurement Associate will liaise with vendors, ICON Laboratories, project teams and functional area representatives, as required, to support ICON quality initiatives and other ICON or client deliverables.
The Role:
Procurement:
- Category Management and driving global vendor discovery, sourcing and vendor selection
- Ensuring the execution of policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage assigned vendors
- Building relationships with key vendors
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Vendor Management:
- Category Management for assigned categories/ vendors to meet our customer needs
- Working with the ICON Legal department to develop vendor Master Service Agreements.
- Developing strong relationships with key ICON & Vendor stakeholders to ensure appropriate review of vendor contracts ensuring also that all study related contracts are in line with approved client budgets.
- Negotiating and establishing cost competitive rate cards with key vendors.
- Managing ongoing reviews of vendor performance & development including continuous assessment of Vendor competitiveness
- Reviewing new vendor requests and vendor service changes within ICON’s Supplier Management Portal and liaising with requestors to ensure appropriate action is taken.
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To be successful in the role, you will ideally have some of:
- Previous Laboratory experience/knowledge highly desirable
- Managing global RFI’s (Request for Information) and RFP’s (Request for Proposals or an interest in Proposals Development etc desirable
- Strong organization, administrative skills and keen eye for detail
- Proficient Microsoft Excel user and good numerical skills
- Strong team player, business acumen and work ethic
- Previous experience of processing of Purchase Order's inO’s a fast paced environment.
- A passion for progressing a career in Procurement
Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.
At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.
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.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.
