About Abbott
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.
Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal
The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.
Primary Function :
The Senior Purchasing Specialist is a senior position in the Supply Chain department, primarily responsible for the management of purchasing systems in the Donegal plant, including data accuracy and entry, contributing to the delivery of safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance.
Major Responsibilities:
Responsible for the acquisition, scheduling and delivery of material and/or finished goods based on MRP output.
Responsible for the acquisition of material, supplies, equipment and services based on electronic purchase requisitions.
Responsible for ensuring all purchases are properly authorized.
Responsible for Purchase Order data accuracy.
Ensure all Supply Chain processes comply with established requirements.
Contributing to the continuous improvement of Supply Chain systems and processes.
Contributing to the continued improvement of the plants Environmental, Health and Safety performance.
Education and Years Experience:
Level 7 qualification or above
Five years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
Accountability/Scope:
Reports to Supply Chain Manager.
Scope of decision making pertains primarily to the administrative aspects of the purchasing activities in Donegal.
