Procurement Specialist

Further your career at Ball, a world leader in manufacturing sustainable aluminium packaging. Achieve extraordinary things when you join our team, and make a difference in your professional development, the community, and around the globe!

Ball is thrilled to receive Newsweek's 2023 Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplace award! As a sustainable product leader, we have over 16,000 global team members. From endlessly recyclable aluminum cans, and cups, to aerosol bottles, our goal is to contribute to a better community, society, and world.

Position overview:

As the Procurement Specialist, you are a key member of the Category Management team, reporting to the Director, ISS and Supply Management & Execution EMEA.

You will be responsible for ensuring that goods and services are procured as necessary to ensure supply for the organization and will also be heavily involved in PO lifecycle management activities, such as PO conversion, PO troubleshooting, reporting for expiring or aged POs, PO administration, clean up, and close out. 

You will also serve as a subject matter expert and a point of contact for questions and issues relating to the buying processes for the stakeholders in their location and will also be tasked with identifying opportunities to use analytics and employ best-in-class processes to support the Category Managers, including spend analysis and requirements gathering.  You will also play an important role by participating in the supplier management process by assessing and evaluating suppliers, contributing to performance reviews, and working with suppliers to resolve price, quality, or delivery issues.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Ensure that goods and services are procured for the organization.
• Review incoming purchase requisitions and where necessary, complete and enter purchase orders into ERP systems and ensure that the process for approval is complete and accurate. 
• Reporting for expiring or aged POs, PO administration, clean up, and close out. 
• Serve as a resource and SME for questions/issues relating to buying processes for stakeholders in their location
• Support Category Managers with spend analytics and requirements gathering and by executing best-in-class processes
• Identify and present process improvement opportunities
• Assess and evaluate suppliers and contribute to performance reviews.
• Work with suppliers to resolve price, quality, or delivery issues.
• Ensure that a new startup plant has the necessary goods and services procured to ensure a timely and trouble-free startup.

What are we looking for?

• Associate degree or equivalent, certifications are a plus
• 1-5 years of relevant experience in procurement or similar position
• Knowledge of current principles, practices, and methods pertaining to procurement
• Knowledge and experience of dealing with Irish Customs authorities
• Good understanding of the procure-to-pay process and procurement-related policies, procedures, processes and risks, and the ability to apply that understanding to daily work
• Ability to complete routine procurement transactions effectively, efficiently and accurately from requisition to purchase order close in a fast-paced environment
• Solid financial and analytical skills, and effective oral and written communication, interpersonal and influence skills
• Good interpersonal and organization skills with strong attention to detail
• Solid judgment with ability to learn quickly and adapt to changing circumstances
• Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet deadlines
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Ability to deal with change and ambiguity effectively
• Ability to prioritize, organize, and multitask in a flexible, fast-paced and challenging environment
• Skilled in using Microsoft Office suite, particularly Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; working knowledge of Procurement and Supply Chain Management ERP software a plus

Ball Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We actively encourage applications from everybody, regardless of gender, age, ethnicity, faith, ability, or orientation.

When you join Ball you belong to a team of over 16,000 members worldwide. Our products range from infinitely recyclable aluminium cans, cups to aerosol bottles that enable our customers to contribute to a better world.
Each of us has a deep commitment to diversity and inclusion which is the foundation of our culture of belonging. Everyone at Ball is making a difference by doing what we love. Because what we create may change, but what we will always make is a difference.

Please note the advertised job title might vary from the job title on the contract due to local job title structure and global HR systems.

Job Grade: Global Grade 9