Purchasing Administrator

JJ Rhatigan & Company is one of Ireland's leading Building Contractors, with operations throughout Ireland and the UK. We are currently recruiting for a Purchasing Administrator in Galway.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a prestigious main contractor and work with like minded people on award winning multi million euro projects.

Key duties

• Manage key categories of spend within the Purchasing function such as PPE, Concrete Accessories etc.
• Assist in the GRN'ing of dockets to ensure all dockets are as up to date as possible.
• Send out tender enquiries for material by email.
• Analyse quotes and prepare comparisons for approval for material.
• To provide an ethical and consistent approach to the procurement of goods and services.
• Keep abreast of developments in the local, national and international supply markets.
• To maintain working relationships with suppliers.
• To assist with the selection of suppliers to provide goods to JJR sites in different geographical locations.
• Maintain price books on SAP on a regular basis.
• Analyse spend on SAP on agreed products and when necessary send out tender enquiries to obtain competitive pricing.
• To manage and report on project costs versus budgets situations on agreed categories of spend.
• Assist with abstraction of details with bills of quantities under supervision for the purposes of obtaining tender quotes.
• Understand the basic and commercial principles of the function.
• Assist where possible in all aspects of purchasing/procurement.
• Build up a knowledge of materials that are purchased on a regular basis and suppliers that can deliver within our time scales.

Key skills

• Ability to prioritise procurement problems.
• Ability to work to tight deadline to ensure the timely ordering of goods and services.
• Technical competence to be able to consider and put forward alternative materials/methods of working and assess cost effectiveness.
• Be a good negotiator.
• The ability to analyse in detail quotes received from the supply market, recognise the potential problems and/or gains and react accordingly.
• Ability to communicate within the supply market at all levels.

Requirements

• Experience in the Construction Industry is an advantage

What JJR can offer you

• Attractive terms of Employment & Competitive salary for the right candidate
• Excellent Benefits
• Excellent Career Progression
• Opportunities to work on challenging projects and assignments.

If you feel you have the required skills and experience and are interested in joining a highly respected company with the opportunity to progress your career, we would be interested in hearing from you.