Buyer I

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; Loughborough; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific as a key player in inventory and supplier management. This role focuses on enhancing customer satisfaction and optimizing inventory investments at a European level. With a commitment to innovation and quality, you'll lead initiatives that drive efficiency and effectiveness in purchasing operations. Competitive remuneration and benefits accompany this opportunity in a culture of integrity and growth.

Benefits

Competitive remuneration

25 days holiday allowance

Healthcare benefits

Employee benefits program

Qualifications

• Knowledge and experience of purchasing/inventory management in a distribution environment.
• Knowledge of inventory management systems and methods.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage a portfolio of products and suppliers.
• Optimize customer happiness and inventory investment.
• Lead supplier delivery performance calls.

Skills

Purchasing management

Inventory management

MS Excel

Data manipulation

Analytical ability

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

Join Thermo Fisher Scientific for rewarding work in a team that values performance, quality, and innovation.

What will you do!

• Manage a portfolio of products and suppliers.
• Optimize customer happiness/service levels and inventory investment.
• Lead and optimize supplier delivery performance calls!
• Improve the quality of inventory by reducing exposure to non-productive/D&E inventory.
• Ensure service level targets (fill rate and availability) are met.
• Follow the inventory plan and meet DoH targets.
• Lead all purchasing and associated operational aspects of inventory management.
• Establish and build effective relationships with key suppliers and collaborators within the business.
• Complete purchase orders for a portfolio of suppliers following the planning and scheduling calendar.
• Track shipments of purchase orders and take necessary actions in case of unusual delay.
• Lead the data flow through each stage of a purchase order.
• Adopt and participate in PPI initiatives to identify improvements and cost savings.
• Track indicators of dead/excess stock and take necessary actions to reduce them.
• Manage the processing of delivery issues from suppliers.
• Maintain a high level of internal customer service, supporting customer services and other business functions when required.
• Handle implications of short dated stock, supplier contract conditions, and compliance/regulatory issues.

What we looking for:

• Knowledge and experience of purchasing/inventory management in a distribution environment.
• Knowledge and experience of inventory management systems and methods.
• MS Excel intermediate level.
• Data manipulation and analytical ability.
• Excellent interpersonal skills for communication with internal/external business partners.
• High level of organizational and time management skills.
• Sense of urgency and priority.
• Proven ability to independently take ownership of initiatives and drive execution.

Benefits

We offer competitive remuneration, healthcare, and a range of employee benefits including 25 days holiday allowance. Thermo Fisher Scientific offers employment with an innovative, forward-thinking organization, and outstanding career and development prospects. We offer an exciting company culture that stands for integrity, intensity, involvement, and innovation!

In this role, you will have the chance to lead a portfolio of products and suppliers at the European level. You will be responsible for optimizing customer happiness, inventory investment, and supplier delivery performance. By successfully implementing new processes and refining existing ones, you will play a crucial role in ensuring flawless inventory management.