Senior Purchasing Administrator

We take great pride in our vast range of chemical and biochemical products, and our high standards are maintained through great people, who share our values, and want to do the very best job possible, every day.

We acknowledge the important part our team members, who are based over three continents with manufacturing laboratories in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Slovakia and China, and distribution centres in the United States, play, in our continued success.

**Main Purpose of the Job**

To be responsible for providing administrative support to the Purchasing Manager to ensure efficient order generation processes in a timely fashion. To provide a support to the administration team in the absence of the Purchasing Manager and to perform more detailed tasks where necessary, at the Purchasing Managers request.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Generate POs in SAP
- Process courier Import requests.
- Resolve any issues with shipments or orders.
- Process CDS Import entry documents and request amendments for incorrect documents when necessary.
- Process and raise any Purchase Requests in Mfiles.
- Process New Supplier requests into SAP.
- Process CAPAs in Mfiles for NCPs requiring return to the supplier.
- Generate PO monitoring reports and distribute them to the administration team to process.
- Support the Manager in assigning tasks to the administration team.
- Attend weekly operations meetings (In absence/at the request of the Purchasing Manager).
- Other ad-hoc admin duties.

**Key deliverables and performance indicators**
- Accurately completed work.
- Pro active in spotting errors or discrepancies.
- Educated to a least GCSE level or equivalent, with good passes in English and Mathematics.
- Previous experience within a Purchasing Administrator role is essential
- Proficient with MS office
- Knowledge of supply chain management
- High level of accuracy for the database management.
- Ability to work autonomously.
- Ability to prioritize tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate on all levels.
- Proven ability to work cooperatively and effectively with other departments.
- Experience/knowledge of SAP would be desirable
- Experience of Mfiles would be desirable

This is a hybrid role, working from site 3 days a week. You will need your own transport to be able to get to our site.

**About us**

Biosynth® is an innovative life sciences reagents, custom synthesis and manufacturing services company headquartered in Staad, Switzerland. We are by scientists, for scientists, securing supply chains with consistent quality, across the globe. As a trusted supplier, manufacturer and partner to the pharmaceutical, life science and diagnostic industries, as well as food, agrochemical and cosmetic customers, we have facilities on three continents and a rapid global distribution network. Our main production laboratories are located in Switzerland, the UK, Slovakia and China, with peptide and antibody production in the US, the UK and the Netherlands. Enzyme projects are based in Austria, bioconjugation projects in Germany and biological IVD reagents in Ireland.