Global Category Buyer

1 month ago


Cardiff, United Kingdom Biocatalysts Ltd Full time

Biocatalysts is comprised of 4 companies, headquartered in Cardiff (Wales, UK) and co-located in Buttelborn (Germany), Nieuwkuijk (Netherlands) and Tampa (Florida, USA). Brought together as an integrated Bioproducts Division in October 2023, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of BRAIN Biotech Group, based in Zwingenberg (Germany). We serve customers globally in markets such as food, baking, beverage and pharma / life science, with a view to “_become and stay the world’s leading speciality enzyme company and by the quality and dedication of our people, exceed our customers’ expectations_”.

**Position**:
To process all purchase requests globally, raising POs in a timely manner and ensuring on-time time delivery, communicating any delays to internal stakeholders.

To lead the purchasing of raw materials, consumables and packaging needed in operations for all sites.

**Requirements**:

- Raising POs group wide, including for raw materials, enzymes, chemicals, packaging, lab chemicals, consumables, services, CAPEX and inter-company purchases.
- Liaising with suppliers on day-to-day basis, to ensure on time delivery of goods, services and relevant documentation
- Building and maintaining relationships with suppliers and internal stakeholders
- Escalating any delays to deliveries to internal stakeholders
- Arranging logistics and imports (including POAO) through freight forwarders
- Assessing RM/stock demand and making relevant purchasing decisions with support from SCM as necessary
- Proactively generating cost savings and mitigations where possible with all suppliers
- Proactively look for and propose continuous improvements within the company, raising change controls where necessary
- Highlighting stock discrepancies and raising NCRs where necessary
- Identifying potential new RMs and suppliers in line with business requirements
- Sourcing equipment for Operations team
- Supporting new RM and supplier approvals across the company
- Setting up new suppliers and RMs on Sage as per company policy
- Tracking EPP RM pricing
- Raising and following up on supplier complaints
- Reviewing and resolving supplier invoice queries from finance
- Coordinating transport to/from 3rd party off-site cold storage as per internal requests and maintaining stock record of goods held
- Conducting a yearly stock take of goods held at 3rd party off-site cold storage
- Ensuring key purchasing documentation (POs, invoices, delivery notes, CofAs etc) saved centrally
- Carry out the responsibilities stated in the Managing Directors Health & Safety Policy detailed in paragraphs 9 and 10 of his management Directive
- Be conversant with and adopt the procedures stated in the Environmental Management System (EMS) Manual and it’s supporting documents.


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