Associate Capital Purchasing Specialist

PerkinElmer; Stevenage; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A global scientific company in Stevenage is seeking an Associate Capital Purchasing Specialist to manage capital purchasing tasks and ensure timely processing of orders. Ideal candidates will have a background in business administration, with strong proficiency in Microsoft Excel and analytical skills. The role emphasizes customer support and compliance with procurement strategies in a scientific environment.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of purchasing or similar administrative experience preferred.
• Prior purchasing experience in a customer-facing scientific environment is a plus.
• Knowledge of databases and purchase ordering systems.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all orders are accurately processed and in a timely manner.
• Assist in completion of work instructions and SOPs for standardized support.
• Monitor all invoices and process within the agreed time frame.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Strong IT and Analytical Skills

Education

Associate Degree in Business Administration or related field

Tools

Smartsheet

Purchase ordering systems

Job description

Associate Capital Purchasing Specialist

Stevenage, United Kingdom

Location Stevenage, GB

Job ID REQ-056108

Responsibilities

• Ensure that all orders are accurately processed and in a timely manner for all assigned customer business groups.

• Assist in the completion of work instructions and SOP’s to deliver a standardized level of support

• Resolve any unconfirmed purchase orders

• Closely monitor all invoices and process within the agreed time frame. This will include invoice discrepancies/credit note processing/process documents/goods receipting and approve/reject/code invoices.

• Responsibility to challenge cost saving/cost avoidance & obtain bulk quotes to maximize savings, pricing & stock availability.

• Provide cross regional support working agile as required

• Continuous improvement of the purchasing team ways of working

• Ensure users/customers are kept informed of progression & status of their orders.

• Use agreed procurement systems to process customer orders.

• Keep all orders directed to preferred suppliers per GSK R&D procurement strategy. Follow procurement strategy and challenge users going outside this policy.

• Single point of contact for all capital purchasing enquiries.

• Comply with all site Health & Safety regulations.

• Provide relevant Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to the PerkinElmer management team on the procurement service provided to the customer groups.

• Identify opportunities to give time back to science and capture evidence to align with account initiatives

• Maintain training and compliance in areas of health and safety, security, environmental and operational aspects of daily activities in the working environment

• Support training of new team members

Basic Qualifications

• Associate Degree in Business Administration or other related field with 1+ years of purchasing or similar administrative experience OR

• 2+ of purchasing or similar administrative experience preferred

• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; experience with Smartsheet is a plus

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior purchasing experience in a customer-facing scientific environment.

• Prior experience working with vendor representatives

• Strong IT and Analytical Skills

• Knowledge of databases and purchase ordering systems

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