Procurement Project Specialist – 6 months; immediate start

Role Purpose

Brought in at the start-up phase of a project to drive early commercial and sourcing activity that gets the project ready to mobilise. Owns tendering, quoting and contract negotiation with suppliers and subcontractors during kick-off, working closely with the Project Manager to secure the right goods, services and suppliers on time, at the right cost, and on the right terms.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead procurement from project kick-off: identify what needs sourcing and build a procurement plan/timeline aligned to the project schedule.
• Run tender processes end to end — issuing RFQs/RFPs, managing supplier queries, evaluating submissions and recommending outcomes for approval.
• Source and compare competitive quotes for materials, equipment and services, benchmarking pricing for value.
• Negotiate commercial terms and contract conditions, and prepare purchase orders/contracts for sign-off.
• Ensure contracts clearly capture deliverables, timelines, pricing and risk/liability terms.
• Build and manage supplier/subcontractor relationships for responsive, competitive service.
• Act as the main procurement point of contact for the project team during mobilisation, handing over to the wider team once up and running.
• Keep accurate procurement and contract records.

Expertise / Experience

• Proven procurement, buying or contracts experience, ideally project-based.
• Track record running tenders/RFQs end to end, scoping through to award.
• Strong negotiation experience with a record of securing good pricing and terms.
• Comfortable working to tight kick-off timelines, often across multiple projects at once.
• CIPS an advantage.

Reporting to:

Head of Procurement and Carrier Services.

Location:

Dublin, North – Clonshaugh

Hybrid – 2 days on-site, Monday and Thursday - WFH