Procurement Associate

**Role: Procurement Associate**

**Location: Dublin (Hybrid working - 3 days in the office and 2 days from home), or India (Bangalore or Chennai office)**

At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.

Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.
If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.

**The opportunity**:
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Procurement Associate to join our Procurement team based in Ireland.

The global Procurement team is responsible for overseeing the corporate relationship and performance of vendors contracted in support of clinical trials sponsored by clients to perform services or to provide goods.

The Procurement Associate will liaise with vendors, ICON corporate services, project teams and functional area representatives, as required, to support ICON quality initiatives and other ICON or client deliverables.

**The Role**:
**Procurement**:

- Category Management and driving global vendor discovery, sourcing and vendor selection including the development of sourcing and vendor management strategies
- Ensuring the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage 3rd party spend for your categories
- building relationships with key vendors to meet/exceed requirements for cost reduction & service improvement.

**Vendor Management**:

- Category Management for assigned categories/ vendors to meet our customer needs
- Working with the ICON Legal department to develop vendor Master Service Agreements.
- Developing strong relationships with key ICON & Vendor stakeholders to ensure appropriate review of vendor contracts ensuring also that all study related contracts are in line with approved client budgets.
- Negotiating and establishing cost competitive rate cards with key vendors.
- Responsible for vendor relationships and contracts
- Managing ongoing reviews of vendor performance & development including continuous assessment of Vendor competitiveness
- Reviewing new vendor requests and vendor service changes within Supplier Management Portal and liaising with requestors to ensure appropriate action is taken

**It would be great if you had**:

- A passion for progressing a career in Procurement - for example you might have or be working towards CIPS
- Strong systems experience
- Strong organization, administrative skills and keen eye for detail
- Proficient Microsoft Excel user
- Strong team player, business acumen and work ethic

**Benefits of Working in ICON**:
Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals - both ours and yours.
We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans - and related benefits such as life assurance - so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.
But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you’ll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.

ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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