Procurement Specialist

The ideal candidate will be a strong administrator with the experience and desire to develop in a procurement environment. The person will be a self-starter capable of contributing to a high performance team, supporting the Procurement Manager.  Working in a team environment, the successful candidate will demonstrate excellent external and internal customer focus throughout.

Principal Duties and 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).

Role 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

Uniphar Medtech

Uniphar Medtech comprises 10 businesses across 21 markets and is the medical device arm of the Uniphar Group.

Uniphar Medtech represents global leading medical device manufacturers across a multitude of specialities. We train, we educate, and we support our customers through dedicated clinical specialists across Sales & Technical Service, Clinical IT, Clinical Applications, Training and Education and Customer Service.

We are more than a distributor; we are a total solutions provider. Each of our businesses compete under their individual brand identity and respective specialities. Uniphar Medtech is the umbrella structure for all 10 brands and in addition incorporates our centralised support functions across Quality and Compliance, Logistics, Warehousing, Operational Excellence, Marketing, HR, Finance & IT. Business website: https://www.unipharmedtech.com/

Uniphar Medtech is a Division of the Uniphar Group.

How we’d like to work together

Our core values, titled our Medtech Mindset, guides our culture and work environment:

We Go Forward Together: We operate as a unified team, leveraging diverse specialties to make swift, collaborative decisions and embrace progress over perfection.

• We Take Our Business Seriously: We prioritise compliance and risk management to ensure the best outcomes for our patients and partners, supported by our innovative portfolio and commitment to sustainability.
• We Deliver Exceptional Results: We focus on quality, customer satisfaction, and commercial success to achieve outstanding results for our patients, customers, and business.
• If you have similar values and are passionate about making a meaningful impact, we invite you to join our team and help us drive forward together.

Uniphar Medtech is an equal opportunities employer