JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Vascular Division Clonmel

Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular Clonmel is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education. Our broad line of vascular devices Manufactured in Clonmel includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–These devices are designed to treat heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.

Abbott Vascular Clonmel is the largest Abbott Manufacturing facility in Ireland focusing on both manufacturing and research and development of next generation vascular products.

Purpose Statement:

You will be responsible for obtaining services, materials, components, and equipment. As the Senior Buyer, you will check requisitions, obtain quotations, examine bids, and make awards. You will develop new supply sources where vendors and suppliers are inadequate. As required, you will monitor the cost, schedule and scope of assigned subcontracts to assure best quality at best value.

You may evaluate vendor reliability. You will coordinate activities involved with procuring goods and services (for example, raw materials, equipment, tools, parts, suppliers and travel services) and ensures that items and services purchased are of high quality, on time and at the lowest total price.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Interacts with suppliers and providers by phone or in person to negotiate activities involved with procuring materials and service. Requests bids from new suppliers by personal contact and/or phone to ensure the best price for materials.

2. Assists internal and external customers by answering questions and assisting in solving their problems so they can perform within established guideline s (that is, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), travel and expense policy).

3. Implements cost saving ideas to obtain maximum efficiencies of company funds.

4. Conducts supplier audits by visiting their facility, observing task performance and reviewing procedures to evaluate their capabilities.

5. Audits various forecasts, patterns, and reports to ensure inventory demands are met and/or company service provided to employees meets business need.

6. Identifies invoice discrepancies (for example, duplicate billing, price differences and quantity errors) by researching process steps and/or interfacing with appropriate departments to resolve the problem.

7. Investigates non-conforming materials by interfacing with production

engineers, receiving personnel, and/or suppliers to identify the cause.

8. Maintains manual and/or computerized records of activities (for example, items/services purchased, costs, delivery, travel patterns, product quality/ performance and inventories) to provide accurate information source.

9. Provides written data (for example, memos, letters and purchase orders)

to departments and suppliers to convey company needs and requirements.

10. Processes purchase requests by accessing database and assigning a number to the order to provide an information source for tracking the order.

11. Will be expected to lead significant cost saving initiatives as part of their role.

Education and Job Skills:

• (Experience/Education) National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline and 4+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
• (Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills) Working knowledge and application of business concepts, procedures and practices. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• (Cognitive Skills) Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has a general know ledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.
• (Influence/Leadership) Cultivate s a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks. May demonstrate basic project management skills by acting as a project lead on small, well defined projects. Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.
• (Planning/Organisation) Plans, organises, and prioritises own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
• (Decision Making/Impact) Exercises authority and judgment with in defined limit s to determine appropriate action. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays and may result in the al location of additional resources.
• (Supervision Received) Works under general supervision. Receive s limited supervision on standard issues , and detailed instructions on new assignment s. Work is reviewed for soundness of judgment, overall adequacy and accuracy
• (Supervision Provided ) May provide limited work direction and guidance to exempt and/or skilled non-exempt levels of employees. May be asked to evaluate performance of and assist in career develop ment planning for subordinates.

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Category Management

     

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

        

LOCATION:

Ireland > Clonmel : Cashel Road

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Ie - Coreflex (Ireland)

     

TRAVEL:

Not specified

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Yes

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable