Junior Procurement Specialist at Fortum assisting with procurement activities and learning from experienced professionals. Focused on purchasing processes, supplier data management, and stakeholder support.
About the role
- Procurement Coordinator supporting strategic procurement services with a focus on operational performance. Join Uniphar Medtech in providing innovative medical technologies and solutions.
Responsibilities
- Provide an efficient, strategic procurement service with structured flexibility to deliver best quality of service and optimum value for money
- Market analysis and inventory profiling to determine stock requirements for forecasting and reordering
- Maintaining optimum stock levels to ensure continuity of supply to customers while also being mindful and focussed on working capital (stock holding) targets
- Managing Slow Moving Stock and expiry dates
- Creation and issuing of purchase orders to suppliers, both inventory and non-inventory
- Negotiate best possible price with suppliers where pre-determined pricing agreements do not apply
- Identify potential procurement cost savings
- Monitor and update purchase orders with latest supplier information
- Regular data reporting and analysis supporting operational performance measurement and improvement of logistics processes
- Create and maintain master data information in the system
- Complete periodic reviews of stock levels and forecasted stock requirements based on the ever-changing needs of the business
- Pro-actively identify, highlight to management and address potential issues with supply of inventory
- Liaising with QCRS and managing vendor FSN, Recalls and product complaints
- Management of vendor returns for product repairs (steris)
Requirements
- Two years’ experience in a customer service or procurement role, preferably within a healthcare environment
- Third level qualification whilst not a pre-requisite would be an advantage
- A self-motivated individual with a ‘can do’ approach, a strong work ethic and willingness to learn and assume new responsibilities
- Strong interpersonal skills with a collaborative and team approach
- Professional and effective communicator both written and oral
- Strong telephone skills
- Effective negotiation skills
- Comfortable with ambiguity and the flexibility to adapt to a changing environment
- Resourcefulness in order to deliver a high quality service
- An understanding of health and safety requirements
- Strong IT/computing skills including data retrieval, analysis and management reporting. Proficiency in Microsoft office suite, particularly Excel
- Knowledge of Warehouse Management Systems, ERP and MRP
- Strong analytical capability
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