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You will secure dependable supply, negotiate sound commercial terms and help our project and workshop teams obtain the materials and services they need.\nStrong IT capability is central to this role. Working closely with Systems and IT, you will help the procurement team make effective use of SAP Business One, our ERP, and our in-house procurement system. You will bring a practical interest in automation and emerging AI tools, alongside sound purchasing judgement.\nRequirements\nPurchasing and supplier management\nPlan purchasing with project, engineering and workshop teams, aligning material availability and supplier capacity with programme and budget requirements.\nSource and assess suppliers for materials, plant, consumables and services. Negotiate pricing, delivery commitments and purchasing terms with the relevant commercial colleagues.\nManage supplier relationships and address late deliveries, shortages and performance concerns. Develop alternative sources where supply continuity is at risk.\nOversee purchase orders, approvals and goods receipts, ensuring that costs are assigned to the correct projects and cost codes. Resolve order and invoice discrepancies with Finance.\nProvide pricing and lead-time input for tenders.\nTechnical quality and teamwork\nWork with Engineering and Quality to ensure orders reflect approved specifications, applicable standards and required material certification. Refer proposed substitutions for technical approval before purchase.\nApply supplier qualification and purchasing controls, including relevant quality and safety requirements. Help resolve defective or non-conforming supplies with suppliers and the project team.\nLead and develop the procurement team, set priorities and support buyers with commercial decisions and complex orders. Build effective working relationships with Finance, Commercial, project teams, Systems and IT.\nSystems and digital improvement\nEmbed consistent use of SAP Business One and our in-house procurement system across purchasing activities, keeping supplier, item and transaction information accurate.\nWork closely with Systems and IT to explain procurement needs, identify improvements and test changes against real purchasing scenarios.\nHelp colleagues adopt system improvements through practical guidance, user feedback and agreed ways of working.\nExplore opportunities with Systems and IT to use automation and AI for tasks such as reviewing quotations, finding information and reducing repetitive administration. Use approved tools, check their outputs and protect confidential information.\nWhat you will bring\nA successful record in procurement or purchasing management within mechanical engineering, construction, fabrication or a closely related project environment.\nCommercial judgement and confident negotiation skills, with experience assessing quotations, agreeing purchasing terms and managing supplier performance.\nWorking knowledge of mechanical materials and equipment, including pipework, fittings and valves, and the ability to interpret purchasing requirements with engineering colleagues.\nStrong IT literacy and confidence using ERP and procurement systems in day-to-day work. You should be comfortable learning unfamiliar software and helping others use it effectively.\nAn informed interest in new AI technology and a willingness to explore practical applications, evaluate results and adapt established working methods.\nClear communication, sound organisation and the ability to make considered decisions when several projects have competing priorities.\nExperience leading or coaching colleagues and taking ownership of purchasing issues through to resolution.\nExperience that would be useful\nHands-on experience with SAP Business One or a comparable ERP, and with bespoke procurement applications.\nInvolvement in system improvement projects, user acceptance testing or introducing automation in a purchasing environment.\nA qualification in procurement, supply chain, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience.\nThe contribution you will make\nYou will help our teams buy with confidence: materials available when needed, commercially sound supplier agreements and accurate purchasing information. You will also help shape how procurement uses technology, working with Systems and IT to make everyday purchasing more efficient.\nBenefits\nWe offer a competitive salary that takes into account your experience and qualifications. Additionally, you will have the opportunity to excel in a dynamic and supportive atmosphere. Our company values work-life balance and encourages professional growth through a variety of training and development opportunities.\nMSL Engineering is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to maintaining a hiring process that is fair and accessible for everyone involved in our recruitment efforts. We strive to attract and retain top talent while embracing diversity.\nGiven the urgent nature of this position, we are unable to consider candidates who lack the required work permits. Applications that do not include the appropriate visa will not be considered.\nIf you are interested in the position described above and would like to obtain more details, please reach out to Jennie today at +353 86 127 7250 in complete confidence, or send an email to .","description_format":"text","description_chars":5482,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Supply Chain","Maintenance, Repair & Operations (MRO)","Engineering Services"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-03T19:07:19Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":0,"expected_fill_days":56,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/msl-engineering-procurement-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/msl-engineering-procurement-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T11:55:27Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":17854,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":679397},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=679397"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fmsl-engineering-procurement-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fmsl-engineering-procurement-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fmsl-engineering-procurement-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/msl-engineering-procurement-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fmsl-engineering-procurement-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3699755}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"mslengineering.ie","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3699755},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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