Buyer

5 days ago

West Bridgford, United Kingdom Scientific Laboratory Supplies Full time

We have an exciting opportunity for a **Buyer **to join our centralised Procurement Team, which is fundamental to the continued development of the business. You will join us on a **full time, permanent** basis based in **Nottingham **and in return, you will receive a competitive salary.

Are you an enthusiastic and experienced Buyer? Good at negotiating and identifying purchasing needs and want to be part of a growing team to make a real impact?

Then Scientific Laboratory Supplies (SLS) is the right fit for you. Join us and contribute to our mission of being the UK's largest independent supplier of laboratory equipment, chemicals, and

**About the **Buyer **role**:
Reporting to the Procurement Manager and collaborating closely with the wider business you will be managing our suppliers and stock effectively, negotiate and control our pricing and deliver exceptional service to both our internal and external customers that embraces our core values, drives sustainable business practice and delivers best value to the organisation and our partners.

**Key responsbilities of our **Buyer**:

- Guarantee competitive pricing, product quality, continuity of supply.
- Remove unnecessary stock-holding and rationalise suppliers to provide an efficient and effective supply base.
- Encourage continual improvement of all activities within the Procurement Department, allowing for the development of relationships between internal and external stake-holders.
- Manage a specified supplier base with an annual spend in excess of £5M
- Negotiating best prices proactively and on daily basis for “specials purchases”
- Placing orders in a timely manner.
- Building relationships with suppliers and negotiating with them for the best price, quality and delivery timescales.
- Communicating supply issues daily.
- Controlling and monitoring stock and reorder levels.

**What we’re looking for in our **Buyer**:

- Knowledge of trends and best practice in Procurement
- Drive and determination to succeed - be able to overcome any obstacles in order to ensure we constantly exceed our own and our customer’s expectations.
- Demonstratable experience of managing supply and demand delivering expected benefits.
- Managing risk in the supply chain.
- A working knowledge of stock inventory systems.
- Understanding of the target market, the prices the market is willing to pay and the demand for the product.
- Experience of using ticketing systems such as Zendesk or Freshdesk
- Appreciation of interdepartmental cooperation to achieve individual and company goals

**Benefits of becoming our Buyer**:
Alongside our commitment to your professional and personal development, we also offer a generous benefits package including:

- Competitive salary
- 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
- Hybrid working model - split between home and Nottingham based office
- Company NEST pension

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