Purchasing Administrator

Lakeland Dairies Co-operative Society Limited (The Group) is the second largest dairy processor on the island of Ireland. The business is complex and ambitious with a milk supply pool of 2 billion litres of milk, drawn from over 3,200 family farms across 16 counties.

With the most modern dairy manufacturing facilities in 6 locations on a cross border basis, the Group supplies to a broad customer base including some of the world’s foremost ‘blue chip’ companies across the dairy food ingredients, foodservice and consumer food channels on a domestic Ireland, UK, European and global basis. Internationally we export some 240 different products to over 100 countries worldwide.

The Group’s Agribusiness Division (Lakeland Agri) operates a state of the art Animal Feed. Manufacturing Facility and is a leading and innovative provider of the highest quality feeds and agricultural inputs to dairy, beef and sheep farmers across the north and south of Ireland

We are now seeking applications for the position of Purchasing Administrator based in. Bailieborough, Co Cavan. Reporting to the Procurement and Process Implementation Team Lead, the successful candidate will administer and manage the purchase of stock & non-stock items from approved suppliers in line with business requirements giving due care to quality, cost, and inventory levels.

Key Competencies:

Individual: The successful candidate will be a motivated individual with a proven ability to work on own initiative. Strong interpersonal and communication skills will be very important. The successful candidate will possess excellent organisational skills and a high level of attention to detail. This is a fast-paced working environment so the successful applicant will need to be flexible, adaptable to ensure deadlines and objectives are met.

Experience & Skills: The successful candidate will have in-depth knowledge of purchasing in a SAP ERP environment for both stocked inventory materials and non-inventory overheads. A proven ability to challenge existing processes, identify areas for improvements and work collaboratively to achieve efficiencies. Excellent IT skills including MS Excel and Word

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Closing date for receipt of applications is 07/10/2024