Print Manager Vacancy with Ireland’s Top Print Management Company

My client, maintains its proud position as Ireland’s largest print management company with a total warehouse capacity of 80,000 square feet (7,500 square metres) covering 4 acres and a crew of experienced staff dedicated to fulfilling the needs of their clients. They offer an end-to-end solution to marketeers and procurement officers for design, print management, e-commerce, knitting, storage and distribution. They do this by bringing together specialists in their fields and utilising them to meet and exceed their client’s requirements.

Responsibilities

• Act as a liaison between Print Operations, print/paper vendors and warehouse
• Lead price negotiations & manages long-term supply chain partnerships
•  Responsible for obtaining print supplier quotes, supplier schedules, and tracking the delivery of orders
• Liaison between external suppliers and internal creative design to ensure proper preparation and delivery of materials
• Manage projects from file release to delivery
• Oversee and ensure timely print order schedules and coordinate deliveries with transport department when required
• Support analysis process on RFQ/RFPs
• Assist Quality Control (QC) in resolving vendor performance issues and any print issues identified
• Support efforts to monitor and evaluate supplier performance related to price, schedule adherence, quality and service
•  Control print flow and inventory levels, managing printer & mail house vendors to ensure production is on-time, inventory is replenished and deadlines are met
• Ensure customer and supplier queries are answered in a timely manner
• Provide support for knitting requests
• Occasional visits to customers/suppliers

Requirements

• Minimum five years of Print procurement experience
• Excellent oral & written communication skills and demonstrated ability to interface well with suppliers, vendors and customers
• Demonstrated flexibility to adjust rapidly to changing project specifications & schedules
• Thorough knowledge of print, materials, print press functions and the colour printing process

Competencies

• Strong interpersonal skills
• Ability to work individually and collaboratively with a team to solve problems
• Ability to understand problems from the customers perspective
• Empathy and emotional intelligence
• Relationship-building skills
• Project management abilities  

Apply with CV (MS Word format) to:

David Fitzsimons

APB Print Recruitment

Email: [email protected]