LetsGetChecked hiring Procurement / Vendor Relationship Lead in Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland | LinkedIn (2024)

LetsGetChecked is a global healthcare solutions company that provides the tools to manage health from home through health testing, virtual care, genetic sequencing, and medication delivery for a wide range of health and wellness conditions. LetsGetChecked's end-to-end model includes manufacturing, logistics, lab analysis, physician support, and prescription fulfillment. Founded in 2015 and co-headquartered in Dublin and New York, LetsGetChecked empowers people to take control of their health and live longer, happier lives.

Procurement / Vendor Relationship Lead As the Procurement / Vendor Relationship Lead you will be responsible for initiating, executing and maintaining direct contact with suppliers in order to provide support and delivery of services. This role has the responsibility to provide recommendations and solutions to improve the flow of goods, increase customer satisfaction and improve profitability. You will be the liaison to Planning, Production, Warehouse, NPI and Engineering and will have a thorough understanding of the complete Supply Chain. You will manage to a high standard of metrics, identify and execute on areas for continuous improvement, developing project pipelines and taking the lead in execution using lean methodologies.

With a detailed understanding of Commodities, Materials, Vendor Management, and SAP Data Management you will provide support within LetsGetChecked guidelines to all areas of the operation. You will assist in defining & supporting Logistics, Warehousing, & Trade Compliance processes and solutions for new and existing business. You will perform smooth transaction processing in a complex environment, involving business co-ordination at various levels.

Principal Duties/ ResponsibilitiesIn your role, you will be responsible for ensuring accurate processing of vendor commodities and material buying tasks within the team ensuring that all MRP planning tasks are been supported, this includes but is not limited to the monitoring of inventory levels and lead times versus plan and consumption, measuring vendor performance, facilitating Vendor business reviews, working on the exceptions, tracking actions,and reporting out. You will liaise closely with Planning, Warehouse and Logistics and Finance groups, supporting NPI and lean initiatives and maintaining/reporting metrics on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

• Interfacing with the team and other departments and Managers to resolve problems (Planning, Warehouse, New product Introduction). Maintain consistent communication with vendors. Support internal and external customers and team members regarding issues and escalate as appropriate. Participate in Value Stream Mapping and highlighting Kaizen bursts as a method of identification of Lean project opportunities within the department to help create an environment of continuous improvement. Maintain material levels and provide proactive and informative feedback on issues or situations, which may affect customer support and satisfaction.
• Continually work to improve quality, delivery and costs through programs which improve overall quality of vendors, clearly defining requirements with vendors and negotiating more favorable terms with existing vendors. Review open requirements, expedite where necessary and monitor vendor performance. Assure problems relating to delivery, quality and pricing are promptly conveyed to the vendor and resolved in a timely manner. Design processes and reports to improve operational performance. Participate in process improvements including cost reduction. Purchasing materials from external & internal Suppliers ensuring supply is not interrupted.
• Inventory: Maintain and develop stock programs. Analyze/adjust inventory levels to coincide with lead time changes. Monitor daily order activity and take appropriate action so that service commitments are met, and customers are kept informed of the status of their orders. Implement, maintain, and update supplier forecast (internal and external) in SAP. Develop, maintain and verify metrics in support of key performance indicators. Assist in root cause inventory discrepancy analysis resolution ensuring effective closed loop action process in operation.
• Verify orders and communicate requirements to the Supplier. Undertake daily reconciliation of receipts with the supplier and ensure timely resolution of all receiving discrepancies.
• Ensure all Logistics tasks are acted on in a timely accurate manner and according to the current process in order to meet customer and operations lead-time requirements.
• Mentor and develop individuals in the materials area.
• In line with Corporate and Site Objectives develop, monitor performance through OKR’s.
• Maintain all processes and procedures within the corporate “Quality Management System” and apply the tools provided within this system to assist in the management of Vendors, Nonconforming material, Receiving Inspection plans, purchasing etc.
• Such other duties or projects as may be determined from time to time.

What We're Looking For....

• 5+ years’ experience in a similar role with a higher level qualification in Procurement or Materials Management.
• Strong analytical skills along with excellent negotiation and communication skills.
• Experience and knowledge in support of Vendor management.
• Detailed ERP experience, Procurement and MRP management and processing.
• Demonstrated interpersonal flexibility and strong team skills. Strong organisational skills and ability to plan and manage own work effort. Proven ability to exercise good judegment. Reputation of being results and quality driven.
• Excellent oral and written communication ability. Evidence of research and problem solving skills.
• Proficient keyboard and computer skills including excellent knowledge of Excel and MS Word, or equivalent spreadsheet, and word processing applications.

BenefitsAlongside a base salary of €55,000 - €65,000 we offer a range of benefits including:

• Health insurance and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Pension matching contribution
• Annual Compensation Reviews
• After 90 days you will be eligible to avail of Flexible Annual Leave where you are not restricted to a specific number of holiday days / annual leave
• Free monthly LetsGetChecked tests as we are not only focused on the well being of our patients but also the well being of our teams
• A referral bonus programme to reward you for helping us hire the best talent
• Internal Opportunities and Careers Clinics to help you progress your career within the company.
• Bike to work scheme - and secure bike storage onsite.
• Maternity, Paternity, Parental and Wedding leave.

Why LetsGetChecked?Together we have a common goal to help people live longer, happier lives.

We want our employees to be healthy, travel often, and have the financial resources and support they need to live a fulfilling life, both inside and outside of work. We encourage our employees to build their careers at LetsGetChecked. We run regular career training clinics, interview assistance, and encourage employees to apply for internal opportunities. We support Learning & Development through our partner Udemy.

Diversity, Equity & InclusionAs we continue to grow, LetsGetChecked is fully committed to creating an inclusive environment where diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences are valued, where each and every one of our people feels that they belong and are empowered to do the best work of their career.

To learn more about LetsGetChecked and our mission to help people live longer, healthier lives please visit https://www.letsgetchecked.com/careers/