Colm Killackey Email & Phone Number

19-20 Fleet St. Dublin 2

County Galway, Ireland

A Purchasing Manager based in Galway City, Ireland responsible for all Procurement for the Hotel Meyrick. Main objective to maintain and increase G.P levels across food and beverage while procuring quality produce.

I took a career break to travel South America for 5 months. An ambition i had for many years.

Park West, Dublin

• Purchasing Manager with La Rousse Foods responsible for a team of 7 buyers to optimize the flow of products so as to fill all orders on time, resulting in maximum sales, whist ensuring all related costs are kept to a.
• Negotiate best price (fully integrated – supplier & transport)
• Negotiate best credit terms
• Build long term relationships with suppliers
• Manage team of 7 buyers to insure all orders are placed correctly, on time and in full
• Insure… Show more Purchasing Manager with La Rousse Foods responsible for a team of 7 buyers to optimize the flow of products so as to fill all orders on time, resulting in maximum sales, whist ensuring all related.

Park West, Dublin

• Cheese and Dairy Category Buyer with La Rousse Foods responsible for procurement, negotiation, waste management and keeping sufficient stock levels to achieve maximum sales in the category.Duties:
• Placing daily and weekly Purchase Orders on Navision ERP System. Managing stock levels for over 70 suppliers representing a spend of approximately €600,000 per Month
• Managing a balance between sufficient stock levels and minimising wastage with a big focus on having good stuck turn… Show more Cheese and Dairy Category Buyer with La Rousse Foods responsible for procurement.
• Managing a balance between sufficient stock levels and minimising wastage with a big focus on having good stuck turn and reducing excess holding stock
• Managing a daily BBD report sent by the warehouse to foresee BBD issues in advance so that a strategy can be put in place to avoid waste
• Building and maintaining good supplier relationships, negotiating best price, terms and logistics with both Irish and international suppliers

County Galway, Ireland

• Purchasing Assistant with Hotel Meyrick, Galway City. Assisting the Group Purchasing Manager in the procurement of all goods for the hotel and also assisting with stock taking and group purchasing projects.Duties:
• Negotiating with suppliers on price, terms and logistics both for the company hotel group and the Hotel Meyrick
• Daily and weekly orders of all food beverage amenities and hardware working within a weekly and monthly budget. This ranges from dry goods orders, Fruit… Show more Purchasing Assistant with Hotel Meyrick, Galway City..
• Daily and weekly orders of all food beverage amenities and hardware working within a weekly and monthly budget. This ranges from dry goods orders, Fruit and Veg, Meat, Fish, all Beverage, Stationary and Hotel room.
• Purchase Order processing on SAGE company systems for all orders and conducting Goods Received reports
• Recording monthly stock takes to establish G.P's of food, beverage and hardware and weekly G.P's on food

Bachelor'S Degree, Business Studies

Diploma, Business Studies