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Scientific Procurement Manager - job post

Taylorollinson
Burgess Hill•Hybrid work
£37,000 - £40,000 a year - Permanent, Full-time
Responded to 51-74% of applications in the past 30 days, typically within 1 day.

Job details

Pay

  • £37,000 - £40,000 a year

Job type

  • Permanent
  • Full-time

Location

Burgess Hill•Hybrid work

Benefits

Pulled from the full job description

  • Life insurance
  • Free parking
  • Additional leave
  • Private dental insurance
  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Private medical insurance

Full job description

Scientific Procurement Manager

Company – A life science biospecimen provider

Location – Burgess Hill (Hybrid, 2-3 days a week onsite)

Salary – £37,000 - £40,000 depending on experience

Contract – Permanent and full-time

UK Work Eligibility – visa sponsorship is not available

Our client are a biospecimen provider, sourcing, supplying and distributing a vast array of human and animal tissues in disease and non-disease states. The work they do is vital to supporting the research into disease and enabling new treatments across all disease areas.

Due to internal needs, they are seeking an experienced Team Lead to manage a team of Sourcing staff. This is a full-time and permanent position requiring someone with previous management experience, a good understanding of procurement and sourcing best practices and a knowledge of biological sciences.

The Role

As a Scientific Procurement Manager, you will be responsible for:

  • Leading the sourcing team (3 direct reports). You will be responsible for their continuous development, progression plans and day-to-day workload management.
  • Overseeing the procurement of biospecimens for client orders and projects.
  • Optimising inventory, including the management of reorder points, minimum order quantity, forecasting of needs etc to reduce lead times for customers.
  • Maintaining and managing relationships with suppliers (both internal and external).
  • Negotiation of contracts with existing and new suppliers, including costs and pricing.
  • Designing and implementing strategies for improvement within the procurement team to overcome challenges or generally increase efficiency.
  • Act as the point of escalation for challenging sourcing requirements or issues.

The Candidate

In order to be successful in the position, the candidate will have:

  • BSc degree (desired – equivalent experience in a similar role is also fine).
  • Must have had previous experience line managing (essential).
  • Must have previously worked in a procurement focused position (essential).
  • Expertise in procurement for technical items (essential).
  • A background in scientific procurement is beneficial (desired).
  • A background within life science, or an understanding of biology / tissue samples (essential).
  • A track record of clear and professional communication with suppliers and other stakeholders (essential).
  • Experience in solving complex problems (essential).
  • A desire to contribute to improvement initiatives within the business (essential).
  • Prior experiencewith Sage X3, or SAP (desired).
  • Full right to work in the UK without the need for visa sponsorship now, or in the future (essential – visa sponsorship is NOT available).

The Package

This is a full-time and permanent opportunity. Salary range is £37,000 - £40,000, with discretionary bonus, 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays on top), private healthcare, life assurance, pension contributions and free onsite parking.

Pay: £37,000.00-£40,000.00 per year

Benefits:

  • Additional leave
  • Casual dress
  • Company events
  • Company pension
  • Discounted or free food
  • Free parking
  • Life insurance
  • On-site parking
  • Private dental insurance
  • Private medical insurance
  • Work from home

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burgess Hill (West Sussex)

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