Graduate Buyer - Scientific
Job description
Graduate Buyer - Scientific An excellent opportunity has arisen to be part of a growing Supply Chain Department as a highly motivated and enthusiastic Scientific Graduate Buyer. Buyers are responsible for purchasing products and services from suppliers, which offer value for money, quality service and sustainability in addition to the support of the departmental strategic objectives and the progression of our preferred suppliers..
Responsibilities
- Ordering materials, including scientific products and components for our R&D and manufacturing divisions
- Ensuring the inventory status is maintained to provide continued production while abiding by lean management principles
- Communicating and negotiating regularly with suppliers to ensure on time delivery of goods and expected quality within specification whilst monitoring cost / identifying cost reduction opportunities
- Preparing and issuing quotation requests
- Carrying out quotation analysis and evaluation
Skills and Qualifications
Essential Skills
- Science, Engineering or Business-related degree (at least 2:1)
- Strong interpersonal and team working skills
- Working accurately and to tight deadlines
- Willingness to travel
- Full clean driving licence
- Excellent attention to detail
- Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Desirable Skills
- Experience of sourcing suppliers and conducting negotiations
- Chartered Institute of Purchasing Qualification
Further Information
Work time: 08:40-17:20
- Vacancy ID
- 1585307
- Job ref.
- 23N/GBS
- Job Sector
- Retailing, Wholesaling and Purchasing
- Area
- Co Antrim
- Location
- Crumlin
- Salary
- Negotiable
- No. vacancies
- 1
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Weekly hours
- 40
- Published date
- 12/01/2023
- Closing date
- 09/02/2023
- Worktime
- 08:40-17:20