Procurement Manager

Do you want to work for a company with Irish roots and a global impact? A leader in environmental services, AMCS is a trailblazing software company that guides and supports other businesses on their journey towards sustainability. 

AMCS leads the way

The AMCS team is at the cutting edge of technology. Companies come to AMCS to achieve their sustainability strategies as we help companies to reduce their carbon footprint and work in a more environmentally conscious way. AMCS has created digital ways to a cleaner world.  

What we do

AMCS is a global leader for integrated software and vehicle technology for the environmental services industry. AMCS delivers enterprise cloud-based software solutions worldwide supporting over 2,650 customers in 22 countries. AMCS employs over 700 people across 11 countries, headquartered in Ireland with offices in North America, Europe and Australia.

Our people

AMCS offers team members more than just a job, but an opportunity to map out a career with a company that is growing, evolving and setting out new ways of working that are having a positive impact on the world around us. AMCS was established in Ireland and holds onto those local roots and ‘start-up’ mentality with a culture of connection. Connection to our work, our customers, our colleagues and our community that creates a working environment that fosters openness, collaboration and creativity.

We have an amazing opportunity for an experienced Procurement Manager to join our team at our Global HQ in Limerick. The successful candidate will work as part of a global team to ensure that the company continues to be innovative and at the forefront of cutting-edge transformation and change. You will demonstrate strong contract negotiation skills coupled with the ability to understand and analyse the changing technology market and identify where AMCS can generate efficiencies and improve cost. This will include manging key vendors and managing risk in line with the growth of the company. 

This is a ‘hands on’ role in which you will be responsible for leading and defining changes & enhancements to core business procurement systems & processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Managing complex contracts agreements within direct or indirect external providers.

• Develop and maintain an in depth understanding of the business.

• Bringing together people from business and technical backgrounds, often across multiple dispersed teams, to collaborate for project success

• Leading Commercial negotiations to deliver cost savings and improve overall efficiencies.

• Working closely with key business stakeholders to ensure you understand their business objectives and priorities, and include them in your overall plan

• Develop and execute a rolling strategic procurement plan to maximise the deliverable savings from key business areas.

• Creating policies and procedures for procurement, risk management and mitigation.

• Broader strategy development around long-term supplier performance.

• Leads regular meetings with direct staff and cross functional teams to ensure assignments, objectives, cost savings and deliverables are on target.

• Ensure procurement and vendor management processes are compliant with required standards such as ISO, SOC 1&2, PCI etc

Requirements 

• 5+ years relevant experience in either Information Technology, Computer Software/Hardware or Telco sectors preferred

• Previous experience in managing Procurement & Contracts in a fast-paced environment.

• Commercial negotiation and supplier management experience with a track record delivering cost savings, service improvements, and supplier innovation

• Proven stakeholder influencing skills and experience in supplier development and commercial cost reduction

• A proven track record of managing senior level internal and external relationships

• Practical knowledge of service agreements & Licensing 

• Excellent presentation and influencing skills

• Internal and external relationship experience as well as strong commercial and business awareness to deliver business solutions to agreed timeline.

• Highly analytical and data driven. Use of Bi tools is an advantage as is an understanding of project management methodologies