Procurement Associate
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This is an exciting opportunity to work within a fast paced, busy environment for a leading global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. As a Procurement Associate, you will be responsible for providing key support within the Global Procurement team to deliver on the requirements of the business.
Responsibilities:
Procurement:
* Category Management and drive global vendor discovery, sourcing and vendor selection including the development of sourcing and vendor management strategies, strategic relations to meet ICON's commercial, cost saving and operational objectives.
* Contribute to formulation of Global Procurement strategy and group/individual category strategies.
* Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage 3rd party spend for your categories across the enterprise.
* Create strategic relationships with key vendors to meet/exceed requirements for cost reduction & service improvement.
Vendor Management:
* Custodian with responsibility to manage to meet high thresholds in the Global Procurement/Business performance for:
* Category Management of the day-to-day relation with assigned vendors and assigned categories to meet our customer needs
* Development of longer-term vendor relationships and contracts
* Manage Ongoing review of vendor performance & development including continuous assessment of Vendor competitiveness
* Quality/Process improvement efforts / Continuous Improvement
* Plan and execute cost-reduction initiatives that produce tangible results in line with department goals
* Manage key vendor performance for your categories to support continuous improvement with the implementation and management of Scorecard/KPI performance in the key areas of Delivery, Quality and Cost Control, taking corrective action as appropriate.
* Working with Procurement Management to act as key internal lead in any issue escalation / issue resolution discussions/solutions. Developing strong relationships with key ICON & Vendor stakeholders and act as the focal point for all issues relating to selected category/vendor to contain any risk regarding potential situations affecting operations &/or contractual issues and root-cause to eliminate problems.
* Principle point of contact with vendor/3rd party.
* Develop strong relationships with key ICON & Vendor stakeholders to ensure vendor reporting, Scorecard management and feedback on vendor performance is understood.
Contracts:
* Key contributor and liaison with legal department in addressing and managing the process of vendor contract review & sign off.
* On client studies, ensure metrics in place and tracking tools to ensure 3rd party contract versions are correctly tracked, filed centrally and agreed budgets carefully managed.
Individual:
* Meet individual performance goals/objectives as agreed with Procurement Management
* Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centre on our commitment to People, Clients and Performance; Ensure adherence to PRO001-SOP & PRO001-POL (ICON Global Supplier Management and Procurement policy) and contribute to ICONs culture of continuous improvement.
* Drive projects relating to continuous improvement with active involvement and positive contribution to the success of the Global Procurement department and ICON plc.
* Assist other Global Procurement team members by providing relief & back-up, when required in the day to day running of the department and contributing to the achievement of its Goals/Objectives & KPI's.
* Balances the Global Procurement daily client demands with achieving longer term procurement strategies and also the broader company synergies.
* Travel (approximately 5%) domestic and/or international.
Experience/Key Skills:
- 3 years experience in Vendor management, procurement
- Any graduate
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