Do you love the idea of working with a passionate and professional team in an environment dedicated to having a positive impact on the human condition? An ideal candidate should have the ability to oversee the purchase and timely delivery of materials in support of the supply chain process.

Who is Meissner?

The goal at Meissner is to be more than simply good; it is to be extraordinary. Extraordinary performance comes from extraordinary people.

Meissner as a group is passionate about helping our clients manufacture lifesaving and life enhancing drugs, therapies, and vaccines. We develop, manufacture, supply and service advanced microfiltration products and single-use systems worldwide.

We know that when you are passionate about what you do, it’s more than just a job.

Meissner is focused on the development of the whole individual, and we have programs and tools in place to help us stay at our best mentally and physically. In alignment with our commitment to support the growth and development of the whole individual, Meissner has inaugurated a Learning and Development department to solely focus on cultivating our team. When you grow, we grow.

Meissner Filtration Products is seeking a Purchasing Coordinator to join the company’s Supply Chain team. The position is at the Castlebar, Co.Mayo facility and will report directly to the Associate Director of Operations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Purchase componentry from internal and external suppliers.
• Ensure purchase orders are placed in line with lead-times and agreed SLA’s.
• Liaise with corporate supply chain to optimise the procurement process.
• Establish and maintain sufficient stocking levels for componentry.
• Build an excellent rapport with Customer Service, Supply Chain, Logistics, Warehousing and Operations across all Meissner sites.
• Support other Supply Chain personnel as required, and act as back up as needed.
• Work with Quality department on new material and new supplier onboarding activities.
• Assist in managing & maintaining supplier related documentation, issues, and metrics.
• Support supplier quality audits of external vendors as required.

Qualifications, Education & Experience

• Third level qualification in Business, Logistics, Supply Chain management or other related discipline.
• 3-5+ years’ experience in an industry related role is essential.
• Working knowledge of ERP Systems, Dynamic 365 is an advantage.
• Demonstrate effective decision-making skills with the ability to work on one’s own initiative to resolve competing priorities and with minimum supervision.
• Must be proficient with MS Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Must possess excellent verbal, written & presentation communication skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, adaptable and organizational skills.
• Cross functional interaction.
• Strong team member with the ability to identify and drive efficiency improvements.

Work Environment

Occasional work may be done in an ISO Class 7 cleanroom environment. Powder free gloves, face masks, hairnets, gowns, and shoe covers must be worn. Because smokers continue to shed thousands of smoke particles even hours after smoking a cigarette and these particles will damage our products, only non-smokers are permitted to enter or work in the cleanroom. As a result, the successful candidate must be a nonsmoker.

Meissner is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.