Buyer

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We currently produce over 600 clinically-relevant medical devices used by women’s health care providers in their offices, clinics, operating rooms, labour and delivery suites, and reproductive IVF clinics worldwide. The brands you know. The brands you trust.

Healthy women, babies, and families

At CooperSurgical we are currently looking to recruit a** Buyer **for our UK supply team**.** You will report directly to the supply chain manager located in Falmouth, and the position is hybrid, with office in Falmouth Cornwall, UK.

**Position**

As a **Buyer** with CooperSurgical your primary role will be to support the planning and procurement of all production related materials to insure cost-effective deliveries. You will have a solid understanding of procurement processes; indirect and direct spend, forecasting and issuing purchase orders, and negotiating with suppliers. As a manufacturing site we rely on suppliers across the globe, and as a buyer you will be responsible for managing them. We make risk-based analysis of current and potential new suppliers; evaluating cost, delivery performance, and defect rate alongside the quality department will be part of the buyer’s responsibility. You thrive in a dynamic, regulated environment where your daily role will involve communicating with internal stakeholders such as quality, production, engineering and planning. You are self-motivated and reliable, with a positive and trustworthy personality. With a can-do attitude you will support your colleagues, as they in turn support you, sharing skills and knowledge along the way.

**Your key responsibilities**
- Initiate purchase orders and forecasts with suppliers as dictated by the MRP report
- Develop good working relations with suppliers, evaluate them regularly and identify new suppliers as required
- Initiate negotiation with suppliers
- Ensure cost-saving
- Assist the global supply chain team in the development of supplier agreements, higher level price negotiations and delivery terms.

**Your Qualifications**

o Educational background: A qualification in procurement would be beneficial but is not required.

o 2+ years of experience within a manufacturing procurement role

o Strong communication skills
- o Responsive, curious and with a proactive attitude

o Team player

o Fluent English

**Why join CooperSurgical?**

We can offer a challenging position within a dynamic, globally leading, high growth company. You will work together with competent colleagues in a positive environment, that welcomes people of all views and backgrounds and provides countless ways to grow and develop. After the end of the contract the role might develop into a wider portfolio selling position. We offer a competitive package in a growth company.

**Interested?**
- To ensure we continue improving the quality of treatments for women and families, we offer roles that challenge individuals, helping them grow. To make this happen we provide high-quality training, and through collaborative project work and peer support, we believe our work environment helps to nurture talent enabling everyone to excel._