Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role. Hybrid role. 37.5 Hours per week. Monday - Friday. 08:30 - 16:00.
Purpose of the post:
To provide purchasing services to the UK Eurofins businesses as part of a centralised purchasing department, within the scopes of operational excellence for all UK entities.
- Deliver purchasing projects which ensure value is added in terms of cost, quality, delivery and service.
- Analyse spend data and formulate a purchasing category strategy for specific projects. Plans are to include, but are not limited to:
- market and supplier analysis
- defining and approving purchasing strategy
- executing through tender and benchmarking exercises
- contract formulation and award.
- conducting regular supplier contract negotiations and supplier performance reviews
- Implement the category strategy plans to achieve planned outcomes and in a way that meets the local and Group business needs.
- Deliver a professional and efficient Purchasing service to the labs and managing key stakeholders internally and suppliers externally.
- Liaise with internal departments to ensure an excellent level of service is provided whilst ensuring adherence to purchasing policies and procedures.
- Obtain significant cost savings on defined scope of consumables, equipment and services for Eurofins companies with increasing level of product quality, service and delivery.
- Drive standardization and rationalization of the product and supplier base, in close conjunction with your internal clients.
- Manage relationships with suppliers to negotiate the best contract conditions.
- Carry out site visits to review Purchasing Activity with business stakeholders as required.
- Maintain purchasing data base (supplier master files, item pricing files, etc).
- Carry out any other tasks as may be deemed necessary by the line manager.