Team Procurement Team | Contract type Permanent Full-Time

About Mitie

Mitie provides a wide range of facilities management (FM) services across Ireland, Europe, and the UK. These are delivered as integrated FM contracts, in bundles or as single services, depending on client requirements. Our service areas include technical services, energy and building services, cleaning, security, front of house and consultancy.

We work with a wide range of private and public clients to create great work environments, which resulted in Mitie winning 4 awards in the 2023 Facilities Management Awards, including Total FM Service Provider for the third year in a row. We have also won 3 awards in the Workplace Excellent awards in 2023 – Best in CSR, Manager/Leader of the Year, Excellence in Learning & Development – over 1,000 employees.

Mitie have been awarded the IBEC Keep Well Mark in 2021, 2022 and 2023 for our commitment to employee wellbeing and we have also been named in the Top 100 Employers for Wellbeing in Ireland for two years in a row. We are proud of our diverse workforce and like to recognise our people through various reward and recognition schemes, as well as through learning and development.

Our premise is simple: the exceptional, every day.

The job in a nutshell:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full-time Procurement Specialist to join the small but expanding procurement team on a permanent basis, supporting the significant growth of the business which has occurred over the last number of years into the future.

Reporting to the Procurement Manager, the ambitious individual will have responsibility for developing and managing supplier relationships, contract management, compliance and overseeing spend across all categories to reduce costs within the business.

Key responsibilities:

• Work on assigned procurement projects within the different business functions.
• Manage all aspects of strategic sourcing from RFP process to stakeholder management, negotiations and contract implementation.
• Review third party spend within the business and agree measures to reduce cost.
• Delivery of Sourcing & Vendor Management Services and implement action plans as needed to resolve any challenges.
• Vendor/Category Management – Conduct performance reviews with suppliers and business stakeholders to secure the best value, service and quality from our supply chain.
• Review and manage contracts within our supply chain.
  
  

Contract Management:

• Contract reviews as required.
• Manage Contract database.
• Supplier Innovation
• Continuous improvement
  
  

Sourcing:

• Sourcing Suppliers
• Supplier Negotiations
• Contract development/renewals onboarding & integrations
  
  

Vendor Management:

• Tiering vendors
• Contract, cost, and performance management
• Due Diligence and data management
• Third party risk management
  
  

Cost Reduction

• Negotiate supplier price reductions as they become necessary and in accordance with Mitie Procurement policy.
• Work with and include all area functions and stakeholders in category cost reduction plan.
  
  

About you:

• Great Team worker and good organisational skills
• Strong commercial and contract negotiation skills
• Experience in supporting RFPs and commercial contract reviews.
• Demonstrated working knowledge of sourcing and procurement methodologies and concepts, and P2P process and controls.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and manage multiple tasks to meet targeted deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in the English language
• Self-starter with strong work ethic, ability to exercise good judgment, results oriented and have attention to detail.
• Ability to challenge the status quo with a continuous improvement mindset.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to make structured decisions on a routine basis.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with personnel at all levels in a team environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain management, or CPSM certification and/or CPIM certification preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in vendor management / sourcing functions, preferably in a Facilities Management and EU regulated environment.
• Proven experience in commercial resolutions and problem solving with vendors in Facilities/Construction environment.
  
  

Company benefits:

• Employer pension contribution.
• 25 days Annual Leave.
• Free Virtual GP Service
• Mi Recognition (Thanking employees for a job well done ranging from €25 - €250)
• Talent Referral Scheme (Earn €100 - €3000 for referring a friend to Mitie)
• Company sick pay
• Mi Deals (Fantastic savings at high street stores)
• Long service awards (Ranging from €50-€300)
• A non-contributory life assurance scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Bike2Work Scheme
• Tax Saver Scheme
• Learning & development (access to 200 courses on our L&D platform)