Purchasing Specialist - Hybrid Role with Growth & Impact

Sartorius; Royston; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free parking on site

Health & Wellbeing programs

Group Personal Pension Plan

Private Medical Insurance

Private Dental Insurance

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Sartorius in Royston is seeking a Purchasing Specialist on a fixed-term contract until the end of November 2027. You will handle purchasing of materials and services, coordinate with suppliers, and ensure continuous operational supply to support manufacturing and development.

The role requires experience in procurement, strong data skills with Excel, and familiarity with SAP or ERP systems. You will collaborate across functions, manage multiple priorities, and contribute to supplier performance

Qualifications

• Experience in purchasing, procurement, or supply chain operations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Solid understanding of operational purchasing and transactional processes.
• Experience using SAP or other ERP/MRP systems would be beneficial.
• Proficiency in Excel for data analysis.
• CIPS qualification or working towards CIPS certification would be advantageous.
• Right to work in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Execute purchase orders for materials and services within your scope using approved suppliers, contracts, and procurement processes to ensure continuous operational supply.
• Coordinate order confirmations, deliveries, and invoice clarifications with suppliers, monitoring transactions and following up on deviations to achieve accurate and timely execution.
• Resolve short-term supply, delivery, and quality issues in collaboration with suppliers and internal stakeholders using established escalation and issue resolution processes to minimize operational disruptions.
• Maintain accurate purchasing data, pricing, and lead times in procurement systems while adhering to documentation and data quality standards to ensure transparency and reliability.
• Support changing operational demands from manufacturing, logistics, and planning functions by coordinating with relevant Business Unit interfaces to stabilize material flow.
• Provide structured input on supplier delivery performance and recurring issues to sourcing or category management teams to support continuous improvement and corrective actions.

Education

Degree in Supply Chain Management

Tools

SAP

ERP/MRP systems

Excel

Job description

Sartorius in Royston is seeking a Purchasing Specialist on a fixed-term contract until the end of November 2027. You will handle purchasing of materials and services, coordinate with suppliers, and ensure continuous operational supply to support manufacturing and development.

The role requires experience in procurement, strong data skills with Excel, and familiarity with SAP or ERP systems. You will collaborate across functions, manage multiple priorities, and contribute to supplier performance