Total 9 purchasing procurement inventory job vacancies in cambridge cambridgeshire nr11bd

Your new company
You will be working as part of an established public sector organisation alongside colleagues in procurement and finance.

Your new role
We are seeking an experienced Interim Procurement Manager to join our local clients' team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in public sector procurement, excellent negotiation skills, and the ability to manage multiple projects. Responsibilities include overseeing procurement processes, ensuring compliance with regulations, and driving cost-effective purchasing strategies.

What you'll need to succeed
To succeed in this role, you must possess strong analytical skills to evaluate procurement processes and identify cost-saving opportunities using PCR15. Excellent negotiation abilities are essential for securing favourable terms with suppliers. The candidate should be adept at managing multiple projects simultaneously and ensuring compliance with procurement regulations. Effective communication skills are crucial for collaborating with various departments and stakeholders. Additionally, the candidate should be proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently to drive efficient and effective procurement strategies.

What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available with an immediate start

What you need to do now
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Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. This vacancy will close at midnight on 13th October 2024. Interview Date - To be confirmed Benefits to you At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff. On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH. CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Job Summary: The Purchasing Coordinator is responsible for managing the purchasing processes for EACH, ensuring value for money, competitive pricing, and prompt service. This includes complex contract negotiations, supplier management, and ensuring that all purchasing activities align with EACHs strategic goals, including net-zero objectives. The role involves providing high-quality administrative support to the Head of Facilities and Director of Finance, supervising the Purchasing Assistant, and maintaining an effective filing and contract management system. Responsibilities Provide administrative support to the Head of Facilities and Director of Finance, including checking utility invoices, conducting data analysis, and drafting minutes and correspondence. Organise meetings with service providers to ensure strong and robust relationships. Implement and develop systems to maintain an effective filing system that meets the needs of EACH. Maintain a facilities contract register and proactively review contracts for cost performance and alignment with organisational objectives. Manage the purchasing process, ensuring that advice considers the best value for money with reference to quality, service, and price. Supervise the Purchasing Assistant, ensuring effective management of purchasing activities. Meet regularly with existing suppliers and seek meetings with potential new suppliers to secure optimal terms. Ensure that net-zero objectives are integrated into sourcing decisions and supplier selection. Oversee and ensure compliance with the approved contractor and supplier approval process. Integrate purchasing and supplier information into other systems, including the CMMS and SharePoint. Check all orders and invoices before processing, holding delegated authority over certain budget cost nominal codes. Negotiate and renegotiate complex contracts for services, including utilities, telecoms, and waste disposal. Maintain accurate databases and manage the approved supplier list process. Keep the purchasing procedure and policy up-to-date and relevant, suggesting and implementing KPIs for review by the Head of Facilities.

Purpose of the position

To work as a key member of a cross functional project team, alongside other key senior project roles accountable for managing and reporting all supplier and subcontractor delivery performance (cost, quality and delivery). A key aspect of this position will be to ensure that material cost is managed to the budget baseline and supplier/subcontractor compliance is managed to ensure delivery of contractual deliverables and identifying and mitigating all risks that may affect this.

Responsibilities:

• Manage the relationship with all key suppliers across the project

• Ensure clear alignment between Marshall and all Suppliers on all key contractual deliverables and documentation as Terms and Conditions, Statement of Work and Schedule of requirements.

• Chair regular project reviews with all appropriate suppliers invited all necessary functional leaders as required

• Manage any non-compliances of suppliers to the contract seeking specialist support from the Bid Procurement Team or Category Team as required

• Tracking and regularly review supply and supplier risks against the programme

• Negotiate and agree variations to the contract baseline, in conjunction with the key functional leaders

• Provide monthly status reports to functional and business leaders

• Ensuring all suppliers execute their responsibilities under the contract

• Validate and approve supplier payments in accordance with the contract

Tasks:

• Develop and sustain strong relationships with all key project, business and functional stakeholders and be able to brief at all levels status of cost, supply status and supply risk for all suppliers & subcontractors with the scope of the project(s)

• Provide weekly 4-Box reports detailing Successes Opportunities Failures and Threats (SOFT) to key functional and project leaders

• Chair key development review meetings with key suppliers to ensure alignment to contractual deliverables.

Capability

Behavioural Competencies:

• Strong Communication Skills

• Awareness of Project Management

• Strong Negotiator

• Excellent Commercial acumen

• Ability to multi-task

Technical Competencies:

• Experience in project and/or subcontractor management, as part of a development contract

• Awareness of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software ideally IFS

Certification:

• APM certified - an advantage

• CIPS - not essential

Experience:

• Successful track record of managing a variety of suppliers / contracts

• Produced multi-year Category Strategies for relevant areas of spend

• Cross functional working

• International supplier management

Benefits:

·Competitive salary, 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)

·Pension contributions up to 9%, healthcare cash plan for you and your children, extensive flexible benefit program.

·Marshall, an independent, family-owned British company, proudly helping our customers move forwards since 1909.

About Marshall

Marshall is an independent, family-owned UK company with a diverse portfolio of businesses and a shared commitment to keeping our customers moving forward.

Whether that is supporting global armed forces to deliver mission-critical activities, keeping the UK distribution industry on the road, creating new sustainable communities where people can live and thrive, or developing the next generations of industry talent - we are incredibly proud to have been building extraordinary futures since 1909.

Marshall Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Marshall Group is an equal opportunity employer and values a diverse and inclusive workplace.

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We are looking for an organised procurement officer to handle purchasing. In this position, you will play a pivotal role in securing high-quality and cost-efficient supplies for our business. You will follow procurement procedures, maintain an updated list of current and incoming stock, and be responsible for approving purchases.

Duties:

• Create and maintain relationships with venders/suppliers
• Estimate and establish budgets for purchases
• Make professional decisions in a fast-paced environment
• Review all venders and suppliers
• Maintain purchase records and other important data
• Negotiate pricing and supply contracts
• Develop plans for purchasing services, and supplies
• Ensure that the products and supplies meet quality standards
• Work with team members to complete duties as needed
• Maintain and update a list of suppliers


Requirements:

• Ability to negotiate contracts
• Ability to multitask, prioritise, and manage time efficiently
• Excellent communication skills
• Accurate attention to detail
• Goal-oriented, organised team player
• Ability to work well with management and staff at all levels


Qualifications:

A Degree in Purchasing and Logistics, Purchasing and Supply, Business Studies, Supply Chain Management, Marketing or Relevant


Desired Experience:

The relevant experience of a Procurement Officer might include working as a volunteer or Junior Procurement Officer, using purchasing software and Microsoft Office, liaising with prospective suppliers, and conducting negotiations.

The position of Principal Technician- Purchasing Supply and Logistics will deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Procurement Specialist - Medicines and be responsible for and have the relevant experience in the following; The Operations and Logistics of purchasing, distribution, stores and invoicing. Experience in developing and supporting teams. Service improvement within purchasing, distribution, stores and invoicing. Strong understanding of MHRA regulations, WDA license requirements, and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards. Substantial experience in pharmacy procurement and supply chain management within a healthcare setting including contracts and frameworks. Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council. Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities. The advert will close at midnight on 31 March 2024. Interviews are due to be held on 19 April 2024. Benefits to you We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel. Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered. We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

A Vacancy at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.


Are you ready to take the next step in Pharmacy leadership? We are looking for a Registered Pharmacy Technician who is highly capable, motivated and ambitious to contribute to the safe and effective purchase of medicines and the management of the Pharmacy Stores Team.

You will be part of a dedicated team, committed to improving patient care through effective medicines procurement and supply. You must have extensive experience of hospital Pharmacy within the Stores and Procurement setting or previous experience of managing a dynamic team.

Your leadership skills and expertise will help to shape the future of the purchasing and supply function of the store to include automation and service improvement. To help us achieve this, you must be able to demonstrate core leadership and organisational skills as well as the ability to inspire and motivate others in the team.

We strive to develop the knowledge and skills of our workforce to enable them to advance personally and professionally and this is that ideal career development opportunity! Therefore, recruiting the best talent to fulfil this role is key.
• Responsible for ensuring delivery of the operations and logistics of the purchasing, invoicing, stores and distribution services of the pharmacy department.
• Lead, develop and maintain a working environment which encourages team work, mutual support and excellence in service delivery and reduces risks to a minimum.
• Responsible for driving operational efficiencies within the pharmacy purchasing, invoicing, stores and distribution services.
• Ensure the correct information is input with regard medicine contracts onto the pharmacy computer systems to ensure the Trust is purchasing the correct contract line from the correct supplier at the correct contract price.
• Assist in ensuring the Pharmacy Stores and Distribution service and all the staff who work in those areas comply with the terms of the Wholesaler dealers’ license granted by the MHRA / Good Distribution Practice.
• Ensures all standard operating procedures reflect current practice, are maintained and updated as appropriate in line with governance requirements, and are implemented.

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke’s Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 12000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people – patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing ‘outstanding’ care to our patients and rated ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH’s values – Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent – are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people’s age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

The position of Principal Technician- Purchasing Supply and Logistics will deputise for the Lead Pharmacy Procurement Specialist - Medicines and be responsible for and have the relevant experience in the following;
• The Operations and Logistics of purchasing, distribution, stores and invoicing.
• Experience in developing and supporting teams.
• Service improvement within purchasing, distribution, stores and invoicing.
• Strong understanding of MHRA regulations, WDA license requirements, and Good Distribution Practice (GDP) standards.
• Substantial experience in pharmacy procurement and supply chain management within a healthcare setting including contracts and frameworks.
• Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council.

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

The advert will close at midnight on 31 March 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 19 April 2024.

Benefits to you

We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.


This advert closes on Monday 1 Apr 2024

Why join Marshall in this role?

The Senior Procurement Manager will be key in driving the strategic procurement for critical product categories. This is to create value through establishing key partnerships outside of Marshall, improving our process interacting with Marshall key stakeholders and achieving best in class value for money.

You will lead a team of Senior Commodity Managers and develop a strategic approach to support product standardisation across global market. Improve procurement processes across the global organisation for both inventory and non-inventory items and drive procurement savings.

Key responsibilities in this role include:

• Leads the global strategic sourcing efforts for direct material for Marshall Land Systems globally (Europe and North America)
• Identifies cost savings opportunities, coordinates and facilitates their implementation to contribute to Marshall Land System's cost reduction target
• Develops, enriches and drives commodity strategies to support product standardisation across global markets
• Leads the efforts of the Commodity team in terms of strategic sourcing, supplier selection, contracting, and relationship management
• Work with the sales and business development team to establish material cost that will be used for customer commercial offers
• Plays an integral role in the establishment of the new supply-chain in Canada, aligning with the business strategy and objectives, and with the development and launch of our standardised product range
• Is responsible for the management, development, learning and coaching of the Commodity Management team - including the introduction of Key Performance Indicators and individual objectives
• Reports to the Head of Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics, providing status updates on the cost reduction initiatives, and implementation of other internal projects
• Sets the standards in supplier relationship building and management practices aligned with the strategic priorities of the firm - ensuring the supplier base meets quality and delivery requirements and ensuring adherence to standards, policies and practices
• Facilitates the implementation of internal improvement projects, such as policy, processes and procedures updates
• Establishes and maintains close relationships with our Engineering, Quality, MSS, Finance, Project Management and Business Development functional teams
• Aligns supply-chain decisions by being receptive to marketplace changes and needs arising from other business departments
• Interprets data to generate insight and further improve commodity strategy and team performance
• Leverages the Group's corporate agreements and resources to drive cost improvements in freight and material spend
• Ensures use of preferred and Low Cost Region (LCR) and/or Best Cost Region (BCR) suppliers
• Drives information based Insourcing/Outsourcing decisions and associated business cases
• Drives supplier consolidation and rationalization where applicable
• Coordinates visits to the supply-base for sourcing or performance management activities (International travel required)

Apply if you have most of the following:

• Significant Strategic Procurement experience
• Proven line management experience
• In-depth category management and supplier relationship (SRM) experience
• Proven track record of category strategy development and implementation in manufacturing environment
• Proven track record of delivering cost saving initiatives
• Understanding of UK/EU procurement legislation (Canada beneficial but not essential)
• Good working level of Microsoft Office suite and other analytics tools beneficial
• Preferably experience of IFS or working with other ERP systems such as SAP or Oracle
• Experience setting up partnership, long term and framework agreements
• Excellent understanding of contract law and ability to negotiate contract terms
• MCIPS or similar qualification

The benefits we will offer you include:

• 27 days holiday increasing with service up to 30 days (option to buy /sell)
• Pension contributions up to 9%
• Private medical insurance for you and your partner
• Extensive flexible benefit program including Cycle to Work
• Life assurance at 4x basic salary
• Enhanced parental leave and pay
• Paid volunteering leave
• Access to industry leading wellbeing resources and tools

Additional local needs:

• All offers will be subject to BPSS checks
• This role will require you o be onsite around 70% of the time
• Local and International travel

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Inventory Data Analyst

Contact length: Permanent

Location: Cambridge

Department: Central Supply Chain / Technical Operations

Job type: Full Time

Join us and make a difference when it matters most!

At Mundipharma, we are proud of the work we do to bring innovative treatments to patients. We challenge ourselves constantly to deliver more for patients, healthcare professionals, our partners, and our employees.

The Team

The Inventory Data Analyst role sits in the Central Supply Chain / Technical Operations team at Mundipharma. The role will be accountable for the Global inventory analytics and proactively managing key results by managing and tracking around $150M of inventory, reporting of related KPIs, providing variance analysis and actively delivering inventory balancing initiatives.

Role and responsibilities

• Reporting and close review of the global inventory results
• Reporting of related KPI’s and providing variance analysis
• Support with the partnering with the functions to report the inventory budget and monthly rolling projection
• Interpret inventory management financial results to management including variances and the recommendations
• Supporting Inventory related projects and their implementation, Support the identification of savings through Central Supply Chain
• In-depth statistical analysis using advanced techniques to support a wide variety of business initiatives such as customer segmentation or behavioural models
• Proactively mines data warehouses to identify trends and patterns and generates insights for business units and senior leadership
• Creates interactive dashboards, reports, and presentations to effectively communicate complex analytical findings to stakeholders
• Ensure compliance with statutory duties, regulation and legislation. Ensure activities meet with and integrate with organisational requirements for Quality management, health and safety, legal, Code of Business Ethics, environmental policies and general duty of care.
• Ensure compliance with GxP related activities.

 

What you’ll bring

• Experience with descriptive analytics, statistical analysis, modelling segmentation, and data mining using large databases
• Proficiency in data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker Studio
• Proficiency in data science and analytics tools/platforms
• Ability to synthesise and clearly communicate large volumes of complex information to senior management of various technical understandings
• Excellent organisation, multitasking, prioritisation, and deadline management skills
• Hands-on knowledge of statistical methods and techniques such as predictive modelling, segmentation, and regression
• Ability to collaborate and excel in complex, cross-functional teams involving data scientists, business analysts, and stakeholders
• Mathematical/statistical abilities to perform data gathering, quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• End to End Supply Chain experience would be advantageous
• Previous experience in the Pharmaceutical industry would be advantageous

What we offer in return

• flexible benefits package
• opportunities for learning & development through our varied programme
• collaborative, inclusive work environment

Diversity and inclusion

Building an inclusive environment where people can thrive, grow and achieve their full potential is a priority. We believe this isn’t just the right thing, but also the smart thing to do, as we focus on making a positive difference for our customers and their patients.

About Mundipharma

Mundipharma is a global healthcare company with a presence across Africa, Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Mundipharma is dedicated to bringing innovative treatments to patients in the areas of Pain Management, Infectious Disease and Consumer Healthcare as well as other severe debilitating disease areas. Our guiding principles, centred around Integrity and Patients-Centricity, are at the heart of everything we do.

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Additional Job Description:

Primary Location:

GB Cambridge

Job Posting Date:

2024-01-29

Job Type:

Permanent