Procurement Specialist

About the role

Circle K, Ireland’s leading forecourt retailer, is looking for a Procurement Specialist to support its global procurement function. The role will analyse vendor performance, manage supplier relationships and ensure sourcing activities deliver cost‑effective, high‑quality results that align with business needs.

Key responsibilities

• Identify trends and analyse internal metrics such as purchase movement, pricing, funding impact and supplier KPIs; create bid summaries and recommend opportunities.
• Understand rebate structures (growth rebates, tiered incentives, marketing support) and assess their effect on net cost.
• Build structured Excel models for negotiations, scenario planning and savings validation.
• Develop scalable data transformations and structured data sets to support commercial and operational decisions.
• Identify savings opportunities across markets and coordinate cross‑functional teams to deliver measurable results.
• Analyse category productivity using Circle K’s BI system or external data sources (e.g., AC Nielsen) and produce regular and ad‑hoc reports.
• Prepare, format and summarise reports; maintain electronic files for supplier agreements and communications.
• Ensure data accuracy by collaborating with business units and the procurement network, participating in internal reviews and updating data requests.
• Drive change by challenging the status quo, conducting root‑cause analyses and implementing process improvements.

Required profile

• 3+ years of experience in procurement, supply chain or procurement analytics.
• Associate or bachelor’s degree in business, marketing or a related field (preferred).
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to break down pricing into cost drivers such as freight, rebates and total cost of ownership.
• Proven ability to work with cross‑functional teams and deliver measurable savings.

Required skills

• Power BI
• Microsoft Excel
• Azure (cloud services)