Job Title: Senior Procurement Associate

Location: Leopardstown, Dublin 18

At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart.

As a global provider of drug development solutions, our work is serious business. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have fun while you do it. With our vision to be the partner of choice in drug development, we hire only the best and brightest in the industry! Are you one of them?

At ICON, we have an exciting opportunity for Senior Procurement Associate to join the team in our Leopardstown, Dublin 18 location.

Position Overview:

ICON has an exciting opportunity for Procurement Associate 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 $300 million across various spend categories with local and global suppliers, who are market leaders in their field.

Reporting directly to the Senior Director of Procurement, you will form part of a global team whilst benefiting from in-person contact with peers and key stakeholders.

Key responsibilities will include:

• 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.
  • Deliver team metrics and provide procurement data analytics reports (pivot tables etc.)
• Support 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
    
    

• Vendor / category management:
  • Leverage sustainable, long term commercial advantages for ICON including but not exclusive to cost savings.
  • Manage assigned vendors, ensuring adherence to ICON policies and procedures.
• Contracts
  • Contribute to 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, becoming a trusted business advisor and a positive ambassador for the Procurement Department
  • Promote a customer focused approach and stakeholder partnership though collaboration and effective communication.
  • Be a positive ambassador for the procurement department across the organization

This role allows for the opportunity to work with creativity, challenge yourself, and grow.

Requirements:

To be considered for this position, you will either have gained some previous experience within a Procurement team, or have a willingness to learn coupled with transferable skills gained in a global environment (eg Accounts Payable)

Additional requirements include:

• Strong communication skills and a positive attitude to new challenges/learning opportunities
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in MS Office skills (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
• Ability to work autonomously, to manage changing priorities and a busy workload
  
  

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.