You will be reporting to the Procurement Manager Food Packaging in Ireland and collaborating with the Chief Supply Chain Officer in your role as a Buyer Food Packaging at Zeus Packaging Ltd, Ireland. Your primary responsibilities will involve providing procurement and supplier partnership expertise to the team in strategic sourcing and category management. It is crucial for you to maintain a consistent supplier approach for the Category Management team, customers, sales teams, and the supply chain to effectively manage and optimize all procurement activities for the Group. Your role will require you to deliver high-quality, innovative, and cost-effective methodologies to support customer requirements while engaging suppliers. Additionally, your focus will be on driving engagement, innovation, and business growth by leveraging suppliers to enhance productivity, performance, and growth in a fair and competitive environment. Your key responsibilities will include: - Researching, innovating, tendering, launching, and reviewing global, regional, and country supply chain strategies in alignment with key stakeholders - Leading supplier qualification and sourcing activities with stakeholder engagement - Developing, issuing, and sharing supplier scorecards regularly with internal teams - Managing SLAs & TAs with Supply Chain Managers - Conducting product training across the business - Utilizing data, statistics, industry benchmarks, and business experiences to optimize the supply chain strategy and identify new manufacturers and resource pipelines - Monitoring and reporting margin capabilities and exceptions to GP targets - Establishing and maintaining strong relationships with key stakeholders through regular communication and category management support - Assessing and evaluating supplier business practices, capabilities, competencies, innovation, health, and growth potentials to recommend targeted suppliers - Providing strategic communication to suppliers regarding performance and expectations along with corrective action plans - Aligning supplier selection, agreements, and processes to meet cost-saving goals - Staying updated on industry best practices, procurement, supplier management, and category trends to drive improvements This is a full-time, permanent position that requires a minimum of 3 years of relevant work experience. The work location is in-person.,